Judge pulls order offering lower sentences for inmates in exchange for birth control procedures
Judge Sam Benningfield in White County, Tennessee, initiated program to combat rise in infants who are born addicted to opioids
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Stefan Becket is a managing editor of politics for CBSNews.com. He has covered national politics and the federal government for more than a decade. He got his start in journalism at New York Magazine before joining the news start-up Mic to build the site's politics and policy section.
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Judge Sam Benningfield in White County, Tennessee, initiated program to combat rise in infants who are born addicted to opioids
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