AltWeeklies Wire
Should we fix the jails or get addicts out of them?new
The death of a North Carolina woman, who had recently been incarcerated in a local jail, highlights how many addicts across the nation lack access to medication-assisted therapy while in detention awaiting trial, and raises the question as to whether jail is the appropriate place for addicts, particularly pregnant women.
Triad City Beat |
Jordan Green |
11-24-2015 |
Health
What Went Wrong: An Addict’s Jail Stay Ends in Deathnew
Addicted to pain pills and pregnant, Jen McCormack landed in jail. 21 days later, she was dead.
Triad City Beat |
Jordan Green |
09-30-2015 |
Health
