50 Years of Night: A drug-addled city hits bottom, strives to get clean
The hilly county had long been one of the poorest in the nation, and the coal mines that once provided at least some jobs were mostly gone. Rising drug abuse added misery to the economic malaise, and corruption … able to operate almost openly without …
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Women who smuggle drugs into Costa Rica prisons will face lighter sentences
One hundred twenty women are residing in halfway houses, with more expected in the wake of the modified law, according to the General Directorate of Social Rehabilitation. “These women are convicted like any other drug trafficker moving a large …
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Changing lives, one job at a time
Employment success also results from strong partnerships with employers and outside support services, like those of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Autism Treatment Services, the Learning Disabilities Association, the Open Door Society and the …
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