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Judiciary members press for better treatment access inside jails and in the community
Summary
Committee members said detention facilities sometimes do not provide continuity of medication-assisted treatment and urged joint hearings to examine treatment access as part of public-safety strategy.
Senate Judiciary members raised concerns that people detained in the criminal justice system may not receive continuity of medication-assisted treatment and urged a broader look at treatment in the community as an alternative to incarceration.
One committee member described cases where detainees who were on Suboxone or methadone before arrest "in some circumstances [are] not getting access to…
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