Report Faults Baltimore’s Jailing Policies
Prison for 9-time DUI offender
WEST CHESTER — A man with nine convictions for driving under the influence was sentenced to 2½ to five years in state prison Monday for his latest offense and drew a stinging rebuke from a judge after asking for leniency.
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Post-Combat Stress Disrupting Daily Lives of Returning Vets
MONDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) — Up to 14 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression that is severe enough to disrupt their daily lives, new research shows.
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Report faults Baltimore’s jailing policies
To end Baltimore’s distinction as the nation’s most active jailer, the city’s police, courts and social service agencies should revamp their approach toward those accused of nonviolent crimes to emphasize treatment rather than incarceration, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group stated in a report released Tuesday. The Justice Policy Institute placed much of the blame for […]
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