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• Pa. prison's inmates reach record detox level in February

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  More than 80 percent of new inmates lodged at a prison in February were addicted to drugs or alcohol

• NY mulls medication-assisted opioid treatment in all lockups

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  Lawmakers are considering making medication-assisted treatment available to all inmates struggling with addiction

• Siblings try smuggling 'spice' into Ind. correctional facility

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  Police alleged a woman was planning to smuggle "spice" to her inmate brother through an unknown staff member

• Woman charged with trying to smuggle 494 suboxone strips into Pa. prison

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  Officials allege 494 strips of an orange wax paper with N8 markings and green 8 markings were confiscated

• Families can no longer bring underwear, socks to inmates after drugs found in Miss. jail

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  A packet of powder was found sewn inside a pair of double-lined socks as well as drugs found in underwear

• Alleged drug-smuggling ploy discovered at Ind. jail

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  A woman faces accusations that she smuggled drugs using mail disguised as legal correspondence to an inmate at the jail

• 2 Ohio prisons create unique challenges for prosecutor

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  Drug cases make up a large portion of crime originating in the prisons, along with assaults and thefts

• Family sues jail after inmate overdoses on medication for mental illness

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  Seeking answers, the inmate's family filed a lawsuit against the jail, alleging negligence in his death

• Calif. woman named Meth sentenced for smuggling a deadly dose of meth

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  The woman was sentenced to two years in prison for smuggling methamphetamine to an inmate

• Inmate charged after attacking drug and alcohol counselor

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  According to the arrest affidavit, the inmate fantasized about a sexual relationship with the counselor

• K-9 sniffs out drugs mailed to Calif. jail

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  The K-9 sniffed out two letters containing methamphetamine

• Minn. jail to tackle opioid addiction deaths head on

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  Because of a surge of deaths, officials will soon provide medication to inmates addicted to opioids

• Sheriff: Imate used wheelchair to smuggle drugs into jail

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  The inmate is accused of using his wheelchair in an attempt to smuggle heroin into the Orleans Justice Center jail

• Taking a proactive approach to the fentanyl crisis facing corrections

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  How KDOC’s Safety Division is training and equipping correctional personnel to safely respond to fentanyl-related incidents

• NC man posing as minister brings Bibles stuffed with drugs into jail

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  The alleged minister was arrested after deputies found his Bibles stuffed with drugs

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