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Arizona Child Abuse Cases That Had Been Un-Investigated to Be Probed

Arizona Child Abuse Cases That Had Been Un-investigated To Be Probed
PHOENIX (AP) — A plan to respond to 6,000 child abuse reports that Arizona failed to investigate in recent years was expected to be released on Monday as Gov. Jan Brewer continued to support the official in charge of the agency that let the cases …
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Addicted moms: AZ battles surge of prescription drug overdoses
"Anti-anxiety medicines are for people with legitimate anxiety from a psychiatric condition or to use temporarily if you lose a mother or have a loss in your family – some kind of really stressful situation," said Yasinski, who admits the risk of …
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Prison pop. still growing
ALBANS — Despite efforts to increase use of court diversion, reparative boards and other alternatives to incarceration, Vermont's prison population is increasing, with the state still sending 400 to 500 prisoners to facilities operated for profit by …
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