By GioLaw | Published October 22, 2019 | Posted in Blawgs | Tagged Tags: #humanrights, #jailabuse, #opiodcrisis, #opiodjailcrisis, #prisonabuse |
New York City jails and prisons like Rikers Island, The Tombs, The Metropolitan Correctional Facility (federal), and Lincoln Correctional Facility all have something in common – a detainee population that includes individuals who have substance use disorders. A recent NYTimes article1 estimated that roughly 40% of the total U.S. prison population has a substance use Read More
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