drug rehabilitation

Angie White said while she’s afraid her brother will go to jail, she will feel some relief if she knows where he is.

District Attorney Defeat Could Bring Drug Court To One Of The Only Counties Without One

Quinton Chandler

Addiction is a bitter enemy that has haunted Angie White’s family for decades. White has watched her 49-year-old brother struggle with drug abuse most of…

Arkansas State Senator Majority Leader Jim Hendrens uses unpaid workers from a rehab center at his plastics company, Hendren Plastics, according to former workers and a new lawsuit.

Top Arkansas Politician Uses Labor From Rehab Work Camp

Reveal

One of Arkansas’ top politicians relies on unpaid workers from a local drug rehabilitation center at his plastics company, which makes dock floats sold at…

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Rehab Work Camps Were About To Be Regulated. Then A Friend Stepped In

Reveal

This story was originally published by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization based in the San Francisco Bay…

CAAIR has a sprawling, grassy compound in northeastern Oklahoma. The one-year diversion program mainly relies on faith and work to treat addiction.

Oklahoma News

Chicken Workers Sue, Saying They Were Modern-Day Slaves

Three Oklahoma men filed a federal class-action lawsuit today alleging that they were modern-day slaves forced by a drug rehabilitation program to work…

Brandon Spurgin was working at the plant when a metal door crashed down on his head one night in 2014, damaging his spine.

Oklahoma News

How A Drug Court Rehab Kept Its Participants’ Workers’ Comp

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After Fred Barbee broke his ankle while working at a chicken processing plant in Arkansas, he expected time off to heal.But he wasn’t in a normal…