According to the survey, which was co-sponsored by the Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota, 68% ...

The latest poll showed support was somewhat higher west of the Missouri River, with 72% of voters saying they approve of the ...

Non-profits in Dallas County are working together to try to reduce the number of people jailed repeatedly on drug charges. A non-profit that provides treatment and counseling says they can work ...

Mississippi Today continues its investigation into the alleged denial of health care in the state prison system.  Christopher ...

Combs’ lawyers had asked a judge earlier this month to “strongly recommend” transferring him to the low-security male prison so that he could take part in the facility’s drug treatment program. FCI ...

LIBERTY, Mo. — Clay County is partnering with the Missouri Department of Mental Health Services to continue a jail-based competency program aimed at ensuring inmates awaiting trial receive proper ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The state of Mississippi says SNAP benefits will be delayed or not issued at all in November due to the federal shutdown. About 400,000 Mississippians received benefits from the ...

The program that gives out methadone and buprenorphine to opioid-addicted inmates at Carroll County’s Detention Center has ballooned from 10 participants in 2022 to 300 in fiscal 2025, according to ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University-Meridian’s Division of Education is receiving a $1.2 million grant from the Mississippi Department of Education to help strengthen and expand the state’s ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs may get a chance to cut down his prison sentence through a drug abuse program. Combs was sentenced to over four years behind bars for prostitution-related charges. His judge will ...

Franklin County launched a therapeutic court in February 2024. Program requires treatment, testing and sanctions to curb recidivism and compel work. Graduate credits the program with housing aid, ...

A career criminal is asking to swap prison time for a drug-treatment program nearly five years after his New Year’s Eve rampage in downtown San Francisco allegedly killed two pedestrians – reigniting ...