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Behind the Scene with NASCAR Families

By Rachel Estabrook on Friday, July 30, 2004.

A week after competing in Loudon NASCAR drivers are in Pennsylvania this weekend for the series' next race. For most of them, their families are also back on the road after a few days at home.

NHPR's Rachel Estabrook spoke with two family members of racers who've seen the country one racetrack at a time.

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Maine Sentencing Options Ease Jail Crowding

By Jeanne Baron on Friday, July 30, 2004.

According to the latest federal statistics, New Hampshire has the lowest rate in New England of people behind bars or under parole or probation. But among the people under any form of correctional supervision, New Hampshire puts the highest percentage in jail or prison.

In Maine, non-violent offenders are spending less time behind bars, as jail administrators around the state take advantage of diversion programs now required by laws passed in the last legislative session.

From Maine Public Radio, Jeanne Baron reports.

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