Perry: We're Losing the War on Drugs

Perry: We're losing the war on drugs
"The hardest thing I have to do is walk by a parent or grandparent that I know in the hallway who has a child or a grandchild incarcerated for addiction," said Perry, whose office is next to the waiting room of the Barnstable County Correctional Facility.
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“Orange is the New Black” author: Prison wastes time, human potential and money
When Chapman is sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for a crime she committed a decade earlier — delivering money for an international drug cartel — she finds herself part of an underclass “nice blond ladies” like herself are usually exempt from …
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Program helps Mass. inmates find homes after jail
However, they continue to participate in any substance abuse treatment programs they began while in the jail, and must adhere to details of a personalized pact they sign upon entering the program. Other requirements are to be employed, pay rent to the …
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