California to recognize gang members can change
… and participate in anger management and drug rehabilitation programs. Officials said that change was based on programs in seven other states. California is now the first to go a step farther by removing the gang designation entirely if the inmate …
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More rehab services for former Three Strikes inmates
Meanwhile, inmates freed early after voters eased the state's tough Three Strikes Law needed those beds for housing and treatment programs. Since the state had already paid for the beds, it made sense to allow those freed inmates to use them, even …
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Detox center prepares to open
Patients will have three levels of treatment: Detoxification, residential and outpatient. While there are 16 beds at the facility, staff will handle more patients through outpatient treatment. Greenough expects the facility to serve about 600 people …
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Jahi McMath may be transferred to treatment center in New York
In a letter to Dolan, Scerri said the facility would accept Jahi into its outpatient center and eventually move her into a planned inpatient facility, now under construction, for long-term care. "We will be providing Jahi McMath 24-hour licensed …
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Rep. Gohmert drops health coverage, blames Obamacare
Like every representative and senator, Gohmert can receive free outpatient care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and other Washington-area military facilities, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. Lawmakers pay …
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Drug charges dropped for Calif. treasurer's wife
Drug and child endangerment charges were dismissed Friday against state Treasurer Bill Lockyer's wife, who was arrested on suspicion of being high on methamphetamine and keeping drugs in a Southern California home she shared with her 9-year-old son. A …
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Medi-Cal agency to overhaul drug rehab program after critical audit
California's Medi-Cal agency is launching an overhaul of its drug rehabilitation program in light of a damning internal audit that spotlights ham-handed oversight and confirms many findings of a yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative …
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Woodside area residents leery of proposed drug and alcohol rehab center
And while he understands that residents aren't keen about having a treatment program and people with addictions in their neighborhood, Blatt said Stillpath will be a "good neighbor." "I think until people experience it and see that their fears don't …
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Heidi Fleiss accused of DUI with marijuana in Nev.
Deputies also found about four ounces of marijuana and a large amount of cash with her and reported she was under the influence of the drug. Fleiss was booked into the Nye County jail but bailed out later in the day … She appeared in Season 3 of …
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Packers linebacker Mike Neal eases into playing injured
Cram time: Wide receiver Chris Harper, claimed off of waivers from the San Francisco 49ers on Friday, flew to town from San Jose, Calif., on a red-eye and arrived at 11 a.m. Saturday. He had a lot of studying to do to be ready for an emergency …
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Celebrity real estate roundup: Rihanna, Mark Zuckerberg
According to the San Jose Mercury News, the 29-year-old tech titan offered generous terms to entice the homeowners to buy into his plan. … After a second stint in rehab for his admitted difficulties with drugs and alcohol, Zac Efron has decided to …
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