Smuggling cases point to need for better drug treatment in Alaska prisons, advocates say
At least two state employees have recently been charged with bringing medication into Kenai Peninsula correctional facilities.
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At least two state employees have recently been charged with bringing medication into Kenai Peninsula correctional facilities.
With gaps in available treatment options, incarcerated people have been going to great lengths to avoid withdrawal.
“This is a watershed moment for the ACLU’s jail and prison decarceration movement,” Corene Kendrick, deputy director, ACLU National Prison Project, said.
In the proposed settlement, the county agreed to limits on how long detainees can be held at the inmate reception center and handcuffed or tethered to chairs and benches there.
In the proposed settlement, the county agreed to limits on how long detainees can be held at the inmate reception center and handcuffed or tethered to chairs and benches there.