Skip navigation

Search

278 results
Washington Jail Settles DOJ Allegations of ADA Noncompliance in Failure to Treat Opioid Use Disorder by Douglas Ankney Sheriff Ryan Sperling of Washington’s Mason County signed an agreement on September 19, 2024, settling allegations by the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) that the county jail was not complying with Title …
Article • March 1, 2025 • from PLN March, 2025
Suboxone Manufacturer’s Delayed-Release Buprenorphine Injections Show Promise at Maine Jail by The stock price of Richmond, Virginia-based Indivior PLC was down 20% in the first 12 days of February 2025, after delayed approval from the federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA) of label changes on its Sublocade medication—a single injection …
Article • February 15, 2025 • from PLN February, 2025
San Francisco Supervisor Calls for “Mass Arrests” and Compulsory Addiction Treatment in “Drug Jails” by In a letter of inquiry submitted on January 3, 2025, San Francisco District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey (D) called for “mass arrests” of addicts and their incarceration in “drug jails,” where they would be forced …
Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024
Regional Jail in Kentucky Settles DOJ Complaint, Agrees to Provide Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On November 29, 2023, the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Eastern Kentucky settled a complaint brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) with an agreement to provide …
Other Jails Study Miami Diversion Program to Keep Mentally Ill from Repeated Incarceration by Faced with repeated jail admissions of people suffering from schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses (SMI), the city of Miami has developed one of the nation’s most comprehensive diversion programs, focusing on treatment and community integration …
Article • May 1, 2024 • from PLN May, 2024
California Law Extends Involuntary Commitment and Detention to Substance Abusers by For years, California has struggled with a growing homeless population, reaching 171,000 in late 2023. Though that’s less than one-half of 1% of state residents, lawmakers responded with reforms to the state’s mental health system in SB 43, which …
Article • March 1, 2024 • from PLN March, 2024
New Jersey Supreme Court Revives Parolee’s Challenge to Administratively Imposed Treatment Program by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 3, 2023, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a state prisoner’s parole could not be conditioned on his enrollment in a residential treatment program (RTP) when he is …
Article • March 1, 2024 • from PLN March, 2024
Tribal Courts Expand ‘Healing to Wellness’ Rehabilitation Programs by to an AP News report on August 20, 2023, tribal courts—the judicial system in Native American communities—increasingly offer holistic ‘healing to wellness’ (H2W) programs for criminal defendants. Similar to restorative justice initiatives, H2W programs provide substance abuse treatment and counseling during …
Article • February 1, 2024 • from PLN February, 2024
Second Circuit Says New York Prisons Must Answer for Denying Court-Ordered Rehab by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 4, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed denial of qualified immunity (QI) to New York state prison officials who refused a prisoner’s judicially ordered …
West Virginia High Court Decides Medical Practice Liability Act Not Applicable to Prison System by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia held that the Medical Professional Liability Act (MPLA), W. Va. Code §§ 55-7B-1 to 12, does not apply …
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Prison Walls No Barrier to America’s Deadly Opioid Crisis by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney When Missouri prisoner Robert Hebert learned in January 2023 that he had less than two years remaining on his prison sentence, the father of six and his family shared in the excitement. He planned to …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
More Success for Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs in Prisons and Jails by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders The opioid crisis has reached every segment of American society, from fentanyl-laced candy found in elementary schools to party-goers dying from innocent-looking pills that are really fatal fentanyl cocktails. Opioid abuse killed over 80,000 …
State of New York Offices of the Inspector General-Investigation of the NYSDCCS Contraband Drug Testing Program-Nov. 2023 State of New York Offices of the Inspector General Investigation of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Contraband Drug Testing Program November 2023 Lucy Lang Inspector General EXECUTIVE SUMMARY …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Second Circuit Reinstates N.Y. Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim, Finding Grievance Procedure ‘Unavailable’ in Mental Health Unit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 15, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a New York prisoner was excused from exhausting administrative remedies as required …
Article • May 31, 2022
Overdoses Climb in Colorado Prisons and Jails With Drugs Smuggled by Mail, Uber Eats by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead A Denver jail guard was fired on April 29, 2022, after an investigation revealed he allowed deliveries from Uber Eats in which drugs were hidden and later used by a …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Filed under: Drug Treatment/Rehab
Con Who Conned Cons is Sentenced to Federal Prison by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has no parole, but there are ways for a federal prisoner to shorten a sentence length. One way is to successfully complete a 13-week Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), earning up to 12 months …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
These Meds Prevent Overdoses. Few Federal Prisoners Are Getting Them by Beth Schwartzapfel Three years after the First Step Act required the Bureau of Prisons to treat more people with medications for opioid addiction, only a tiny fraction are receiving them. by Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project In 2018, Congress …
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
Maine Prisons Expand Medication Assisted Treatment by David Reutter by David Reutter The Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced on February 12, 2021, that it is expanding medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for prisoners with opioid-use disorder. The move is an expansion of a pilot project that started from an executive order issued …
Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Settlement, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2021 COUNTY OF MARLBORO ) ) ) Gary Locklear, individually and as ) Personal Representative of the Estate ) of Roy Locklear, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) Marlboro County, Marlboro County ) Sheriff’s Office, Marlboro County …
Spillman v. Salvation Army, CA, Class Action Complaint, Failure to Pay Minimum Wage, 2021 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ll Jessica Riggin (SBN 281712) jriggin@rnkinhyland.com Valerie Brender (SBN 298224) vbrender@rukinhyland.com RUKJN HYLAND & RIGGIN LLP 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 290 Oakland, CA 946 12 Tel: (415) …
Page 1 of 14. | 1 2 3 4 5 ... 10 11 12 13 14 | Next »