“Denying treatment has proved fatal in jails and prisons across the country. ‘People who re-enter the community after a period of incarceration are 50 to 120 times more likely to overdose and die than the general population. This is because they go through detoxification and withdrawal, diminishing their tolerance,’ Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and of health sciences at Northeastern University, told The Appeal.“

The Appeal

October 11, 2018