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By Jon Katz

Following is a non-exhaustive list of programs and counselors to assist criminal defendants seeking favorable case outcomes (from case dismissals to case inactivations to the least harsh sentence) or ways to meet special probation conditions. Sadly, it has become common for numerous programs for accused and convicted people to take a paternalistic approach -- rather than a more holistic, nurturing, and positive approach -- that for drug cases often includes drug testing and knee-jerk preaching of the evils of drugs, even for substances causing as little harm as marijuana:

Alcohol and Drugs

- Drug Treatment Centers and other Criminal Defendant Resources - From DC Public Defender Service

- Maryland-Approved Drug and Alcohol Education Programs

- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator - Nationwide (from U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)

- VASAP (Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program)

Anger Management Programs

- Anger Management Techniques, Gaithersburg,  MD  2087, 301-963-2473. (Group sessions.)

- Montgomery County, Maryland, Abused Persons Program, 1301 Piccard Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, (240) 777-4215 (Caveat emptor: This is government-run; I suggest a non-government anger management program, to try to maximize confidentiality and to minimize prosecution.)

- MRB Counseling--Dr Maria Bustos, MRB Counseling, 315 East Diamond Avenue, Suite A, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, 301-527-0854. (Individual sessions.)

- D.A. Wynne, Silver Spring, MD, (301) 439-6700 (Spanish-speaking classes only.)

Driving Schools

NOTE: Local motor vehicle agencies may have a list of driving schools. The Maryland MVA's list is here. I do not have sufficient familiarity with any of the following programs to recommend them or not to recommend them. 

- A-Safe Driver Program (Driver improvement and aggressive driving)
(703) 551-4011
ASafeDriver550@aol.com
Fairfax, Virginia

 - I Drive Smart - In Maryland.

- Safety and Survival, Montgomery County, Maryland, 301-762-4242. 

Forensic Psychologists

- Neil H Blumberg, ( 410) 561-1156   30 E Padonia Rd., Towson, MD 21204

- Dwight Colley, Charlottesville, Virginia. His resume is here.

- Ron Weiner (for alleged and convicted sex offenders), 202-367-0236,1522 K Street, NW, Suite 634, Washington, DC.

Prisoners

- ACLU National Prison Project

- Prisoner Rights Information System of Maryland, Inc. - 100 Church Alley, Chestertown, MD, 21620 410-625-7546. Available to prisoners with such matters as disciplinary cases, release issues, and classification issues. 

Psychological Counseling - Spanish-speaking

- MRB Counseling--Dr Maria Bustos, MRB Counseling, 315 East Diamond Avenue, Suite A, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, 301-527-0854.

- Xiomara V. Salgado, LCPC. 932 Hungerford Drive. Suite 36B Rockville, MD, 301-963-4387. 

Sexual counseling.

- Lawrence Raifman, M.D., Director (410) 795-2100, ext. 3906 (Caveat: He is with the state government). 

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