Rehab, not prison proves successful for some drug offenders, County says
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced he is expanding a federal effort to keep non-violent drug defendants from getting long prison terms. The people behind the local program say Arizona's first "Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison …
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Federal budget deal includes wildfire funds, border guarantees
Besides the border-security language, the bill appropriates a total of $ 636 million to the Interior and Agriculture departments for wildfire suppression, $ 15 million of which goes to burned-area rehabilitation. The bill … The system consists of eight …
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