ICYMI: A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that the Aroostook County Jail must provide a Madawaska woman with medication assisted treatment for her substance use disorder while she serves a 40-day sentence.https://www.aclumaine.org/en/press-releases/federal-appeals-court-upholds-ruling-jail-must-provide-maine-woman-medication …
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This ruling sends the strongest message yet that jails & prisons need to provide people with their doctor-prescribed medicine for opioid use disorder, just like any other medical condition. Other facilities should take note and do the right thing.
9:32 AM - 1 May 2019
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