ALONE IN THE DARK: Probation emphasis changes from punishment to self-help
Drug-related as well as alcohol-related offenses keep its Probation Department busy throughout the year. Probation officers verify probationers' residences, make scheduled visits to their homes and consult with them in private meetings at the Wareham … Read more on Wicked Local Wareham

Mass. prison system fails troubled women
What Conley didn't address was the supposed topic of his panel: the disproportionately high numbers of people incarcerated in Massachusetts with mental illness and substance abuse, especially among women. In a way, the forum was hijacked by … At … Read more on Boston Globe (subscription)

District court news 3-15
… 180 days in jail held in abeyance with credit for two days, $ 975 fines and costs, one year probation, may not use or possess drugs or alcohol, subject to random drug and alcohol screening, take medications as prescribed, attend counseling as … Read more on Midland Daily News