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The discovery of the alleged cache of bottles was made by police in Russell around 7:30 p.m. Friday after a driver called 911 to report a pickup truck driving erratically on Route 20.
Where a judge committed a respondent to the Stonybrook Stabilization & Treatment Center, the commitment order must be vacated because the judge did not, as required by Foster v. Commissioner of Correction, 484 Mass. 698 (2020), make findings regarding whether the danger posed by the respondent’s substance use disorder outweighs the risk of transmission of
Where a Springfield District Court judge committed a respondent to the Stonybrook Stabilization & Treatment Center in Ludlow, there was sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the respondent suffered from an alcohol use disorder that created a likelihood of serious harm to him. Affirmed. “Here, there was sufficient evidence to support the judge’s determination that [respondent]
While many states use civil commitment, Massachusetts is believed to be the only state that, under the law known as Section 35, court-orders some men to treatment inside jails and prisons even if they haven't committed any crimes.
Involuntary treatment programs at jails and prisons in Massachusetts for people with substance use or alcohol disorders can create "inhumane" settings and lead to relapses post-release, critics of a section of state law that allows civil commitments for treatment.