Given the high reoffending rate, and the fact that many leave prison jobless, homeless, addicted and without family support or probation supervision, a community sentence that involves more positive handling of their offending and addiction must be a good thing.

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Icahn, the owner, wants to position the company into a positive cash flow position and attempt to wean it away from its addiction to debt financing.

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Linda and and Mark Sobell have also developed programs of behavior change that use a combination cognitive-behavioral approach, and are aimed at people battling addiction, but also those trying to instill more general positive changes in their lives.

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