Depriving people of treatment they are entitled to is appalling in any circumstance. The fact that Sheriff Kane has deprived them of treatment based on an irrational bias is even worse.
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People in Sheriff Kane's custody who have substance use disorder have gone without recovery treatment for more than six months. This violates their rights under the Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act.https://bangordailynews.com/2021/01/26/news/hancock/hancock-county-sheriff-barred-group-from-helping-addicted-inmates-after-it-backed-black-lives-matter/ …
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Sheriff Kane refused to do business with Healthy Acadia because the organization stated Black Lives Matter, violating the organization's First Amendment rights. Government officials cannot retaliate against a contractor for exercising its First Amendment rights.
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Sheriff Kane has
sent a harmful message of intolerance to Hancock County residents and all Mainers
exercised irrational judgment by cutting ties with a contractor for exercising its First Amendment rights
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All of this amounts to a failure of leadership. The residents of Hancock County deserve better.
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