Pregnant Prisoners Are Losing Their Shackles

Pregnant prisoners are losing their shackles

Filed under: Dangers Of Crack Cocaine

Rivera, who's serving 2½ years for trafficking cocaine, says the restraints hurt her ability to progress with her labor because she could not relax. When she and Elson walked the halls of the hospital, she was handcuffed in front, and … By late March … Read more on Boston Globe

 

State tried to remove girl from El Dorado home months before she was killed

Filed under: Dangers Of Crack Cocaine

The next contact occurred about two weeks later, on Oct. 12, 2011, after DCF received an anonymous phone call that Jayla had a burn on her finger from a crack pipe and bruises on her face. There also had been anonymous reports that her mother was using … Read more on Kansas.com

 

Nancy Court: Man who broke into pharmacy gets jail time

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ACCOMAC — A Hallwood woman who broke into a local pharmacy and stole drugs will spend 24 months in jail. Billy Kilmon, 31, entered Runninger's Pharmacy through a window. When inside, she broke into a locked cabinet and took narcotics. She caused … Read more on Bethany Beach Wave