Dick Beardsley: World Class Marathon Runner, Motivational Speaker, Addiction/Dependency Survivor
Dick Beardsley: World Class Marathon Runner, Motivational Speaker, Addiction/Dependency Survivor – For a brief moment in the early 1980’s, Dick Beardsley became the most famous runner/athlete in the world – by losing a race. During the 1982 Boston Marathon…
Are for-profit prisons more dangerous than traditional prisons?
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TDCJ spokesperson Jason Clark said the TDCJ "takes precautions to help reduce heat-related illness such as restricting activity during the hottest part of the day, providing water and ice in work and housing areas and training staff to identify and …
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Adult Drug Court restarts diversion program
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CLEARWATER – With newly allocated funding by the Florida Legislature becoming available on July 1, Pinellas Adult Drug Court has restarted its diversion program that allows some felons to choose treatment over time in Florida's prison system …
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Orlando Rosado Put Heroin In Baby's Bottle To Calm Him Down, Killing Him …
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The case opened a window into the world of two addicts, mother and father, who sought treatment after their daughter was born addicted to heroin in 2006, and were seemingly doing well. … The mother, 29-year-old Crystal Miller, was also in a daily …
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