Synanon's Sober Utopia: How A Drug Rehab Program Became A Violent Cult
Synanon's Sober Utopia: How A Drug Rehab Program Became A Violent Cult. Matt Novak Yesterday 3:00 PM. Share Discuss Bookmark. Synanon's … to evolve into something much more dangerous. What was once a small drug rehab facility in sunny Santa Monica … Read more on Gizmodo Australia

A Timeline of the Rise and Fall of 'Tough on Crime' Drug Sentencing
It increases drug treatment programs and gun safety laws, but also allocates more money for prisons and issues harsher sentences, including a three-strikes law. Twenty-four states pass three-strikes laws between 1993 and 1995, according to the National … Read more on The Wire

Falls man risks 12-year sentence in treatment program
LOCKPORT – Lawrence E. Smith of Niagara Falls, a repeat drug felon, pleaded guilty again Tuesday and was admitted by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment. Smith, 25, of Linwood … Read more on Buffalo News