CIR wins IRE award for investigation of rampant fraud at rehab clinics
The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN today received a national award from Investigative Reporters and Editors for a series of stories exposing rampant fraud in California taxpayer-funded drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinics amid broken …
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California Governor Proposes Drug Rehab Program Changes After Investigation
(CNN) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed millions of dollars in additional funding to crack down on abuses in the state's drug rehab program as a result of an investigation by CNN and The Center for Investigative Reporting. The governor's …
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California parolee rearrest rate not improving
In the first year of realignment, counties budgeted 16% of the $ 367 million they received from the state for services such as mental health and drug treatment, according to a report last year by the Stanford Criminal Justice Center. "Far too many …
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