Civil liberties unions file suit against Jefferson County for denial of addiction medication in jail
WATERTOWN â The New York Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Unionâs National Prison Project filed suit against Jefferson County on Monday for its denial of prescribed medication to people with opioid use disorder in the county jail. The civil liberties unions, on behalf of a Watertown man identified as P.G. in court documents, filed a federal lawsuit Monday in United States District Court, Northern District of New York, against Jefferson County, county Sheriff Colleen M. OâNeill, county Undersheriff Brian R. McDermott and Mark Wilson, the facility administra...
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