Gateway Child Care Center to Help Mothers in Substance Abuse Treatment

Gateway child care center to help mothers in substance abuse treatment

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"Gateway was the first substance abuse treatment center in the nation to recognize the importance of keeping women and children together during treatment for drugs and alcohol," said CEO Candace Hodgkins. "We are very proud of this new center, and …
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Pitt doctor pleads not guilty in wife's poisoning

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Dr. Robert Ferrante entered the plea Tuesday at his arraignment in Pittsburgh a day after he waived extradition from West Virginia, where he was arrested last week. Ferrante will have a preliminary hearing on Aug. 9. He is being held without bond …
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Column: Sent to Alabama for Crime of Being Female

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Fewer than 7 percent (about 14,500) are women, most of them sentenced for nonviolent crimes, such as drug offenses. Of the 116 facilities the bureau runs, 27 have some beds for women, and seven — counting Danbury — have been exclusively for women.
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