Alabama prison inmates often kept from addiction rehab programs

Several people incarcerated won lawsuits because they could not get adequate medical and mental health treatment.

Alabama lawmakers raise concerns about accessibility to treatment programs behind bars

Alabama lawmakers want to know why some of the state's inmate education programs have lengthy wait times and are difficult ...
Sterling Journal-Advocate

Colorado prison backlogs for sex offender rehabilitation lead to missed parole dates, others getting out without treatment

When Colorado lawmakers overhauled the state’s system of sentencing and monitoring sex offenders in 1998, supporters described the lifetime supervision policy as a comprehensive way to protect the ...
Davis Vanguard

Kids in Juvenile Systems Lack Access to Drug Treatment

Adolescents in the US face significant barriers to accessing effective drug treatment, with only 31% of children ages 12-17 ...
WXPR

For those with addiction, going into and coming out of prison can be a minefield.

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that ...
WLWT

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers want him sent to a New Jersey federal prison that offers drug treatment

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers want the hip-hop mogul sent to a low-security federal prison in New Jersey to serve his four-year, two-month prison sentence, telling a judge Monday that the facility’s ...