Atheist Parolee Sent Back to Prison Must Be Compensated, Court Says

Atheist parolee sent back to prison must be compensated, court says

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SAN FRANCISCO — California should compensate an atheist parolee for returning him to prison after he resisted participating in a religious-based drug treatment program, a federal appeals court decided unanimously Friday. A three-judge panel of the U.S …
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Kauai may build adolescent drug treatment center

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LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) – Kauai County Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. says he plans to select a site for a proposed residential adolescent drug treatment center by the end of the year. A recent study conducted for the county recommended Kauai build a center …
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Mold forces WV VA center to move 176 patients

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Media outlets say the affected patients are dealing with substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder and other issues. Some were … The affected units are part of a 312-bed Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program. The VA Medical …
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Study shows mental health workforce aging

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North Carolina has three psychiatric hospitals, three alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers, three centers for people with intellectual and development disabilities, two residential programs for children and three neuro-medical treatment centers. ___.
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