Drug Issues

The Drug Issues topic covers all aspects of drugs in prison not related to contraband, including sentencing reform for drug offenders, inmate treatment programs, and lethal injection issues.
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Mich. inmates offered opioid blocker shots through pilot program
–The program serves hundreds of inmates and currently has a recidivism rate of 1 percent, according to the state DOC
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Lawsuit: NY inmates wrongfully penalized over false positive drug tests
– 1A class action suit alleges inmates were placed in solitary confinement and lost privileges over inaccurate tests
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Maine corrections officials look to expand pilot inmate drug treatment program
–The medical treatment program addresses addiction, provides inmates resources after their release
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Heroin supplier tied to El Chapo recruits dealer while in jail
–Jesus Mendez-Lopez admitted to recruiting as part of a plea deal
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8 deputies, 5 inmates hospitalized after suspected fentanyl exposure
–Four of the deputies came into contact with the drug administering CPR to an unresponsive inmate
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Ohio corrections officer gets national award
– 3Tyler Viernes was chosen unanimously by the American Jail Association for the award
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Conn. police join a growing trend of offering addicts treatment over jail
–Using grant monies, the Vernon Police Department is connecting addicts with recovery coaches and moving them into treatment rather than jail
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Naloxone now available in Wash. state without prescription
–The order functions as statewide prescription enabling all Washington residents and organizations to go to any pharmacy to get naloxone
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Police: Woman found with meth in vagina claims it isn't hers
– 3A female correctional officer found $6,233 along with "a clear plastic bag" of roughly 1 gram of methamphetamine in Ashley Rolland's vagina
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5 Angola COs among 22 indicted in large-scale drug smuggling probe
– 1The indictment describes how inmates spoke openly on recorded prison phone lines about drug shipments and coordinated how to get them into the facility
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Ala. K-9 who died after drug contact honored at memorial
– 2The 5-year-old Belgian Malinois named Jake suddenly became ill on July 18 after he came into contact with a drug known as flakka during a prison contraband sweep
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Feds seek $12.6 billion in drug money from 'El Chapo'
– 3They called the amount a "conservative" estimate of the cash Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel earned distributing cocaine, heroin and marijuana in the US
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'A major step forward': Budget will expand addiction treatment in Conn. prisons
–The funding could bring medication-assisted treatment to as many as 1,200 new patients
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Maine to offer medication-assisted treatment to inmates struggling with opioid addiction
–About 60 percent to 85 percent of inmates in Maine prisons struggle with some kind of addiction, whether it be alcohol or opioid
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