Inside the 'snake pit' at Tutwiler: Prison psychologist explains obstacles he …

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WETUMPKA, Alabama – During a brief time working as a psychologist at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women, Larry Wood felt he could not help mentally ill women under the hostile administration. Wood, who had been … Meanwhile, Alabama is "among the states …
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Face-to-Face With a Psychopath

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My Sunday morning began with a 60-minute commute through the rain to the home of the maximum-security treatment program for Canada's most notorious violent offenders. This was a special day as a new cohort of inmates was being transferred in to start …
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Addicts open up to help others

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Addiction is practically impossible to comprehend from an outside perspective, and it is equally as difficult to explain, according to five recovering addicts who attended the “We Do Recover” launch party. “The end of the road comes when you realize …
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Town Hall meeting calls attention to "critical" heroin problem, new …

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Chambersburg >> Franklin County Coroner Jeff Conner brought together local law enforcement and advocates Tuesday night, for a town hall meeting about the rising drug overdose problem in Franklin County. … Fogal hopes that his new program will give …
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