Justice & Redemption

Published June 12, 2013

Justice & Redemption – Law enforcement officers say that close to 90 percent of the crime that occurs in our communities can be traced to substance abuse. North Carolina’s Drug Tre…

Nurse who sold pain pills jailed, but treatment could be next

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

The crime was punishable by a guideline sentence of seven years, two months, in prison, but because Karkoska had no prior criminal record and had sought treatment, the St. Louis County Attorney's Office offered her a five-year probationary sentence for …
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Repeat offender sent to prison for 3½ years

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

13 to fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, was placed on judicial supervision and entered into a drug treatment program, Sedita said. On March 11, Green was arrested again when he was found with a loaded revolver during a traffic …
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