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Substance abuse programs, under fire at Northampton County Prison, to be reviewed

Northampton County officials agreed this week that a closer overview of the county prison's multimillion-dollar substance abuse programs was needed after an audit called their success rate into question. Controller Stephen Barron reviewed for county council an audit of the Community Education Centers programs offered at the prison. According to the company's own statistics, about 40 percent of graduates wound up back in Northampton County Prison, he said Thursday. [read the full story here]

Lehigh Valley Live, Sunday, August 24, 2014
Tags: Issues in Treatment, Education, and Rehabilitation, Pennsylvannia
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