Alabama prison inmates often kept from addiction rehab programs

Several people incarcerated won lawsuits because they could not get adequate medical and mental health treatment.

For those with addiction, going into and coming out of prison can be a minefield.

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that ...
Davis Vanguard

Kids in Juvenile Systems Lack Access to Drug Treatment

Adolescents in the US face significant barriers to accessing effective drug treatment, with only 31% of children ages 12-17 ...

Alabama lawmakers raise concerns about accessibility to treatment programs behind bars

Alabama lawmakers want to know why some of the state's inmate education programs have lengthy wait times and are difficult ...
The Denver Post

Colorado prison backlogs for sex offender rehabilitation lead to missed parole dates ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Colorado lawmakers overhauled the state’s system of sentencing and monitoring sex offenders in 1998, supporters described the lifetime supervision ...

Report: Errors led to deaths of two men prescribed methadone in prison

An investigation by t Office of the Inspector General reveals significant medical errors in prescribing methadone to Ronald Johnson and Tyler Cole, who died from its combined effects with other ...
Medscape

Treatment of Mentally Ill in Prisons and Jails: Follow-up Care Needed

Currently, a good deal of treatment is being provided for mentally ill inmates within the prison system, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the US Department of Justice. [1] A ...