Drug Addiction

Lawsuit over civil commitments targets Hampden sheriff’s program

Lawsuit over civil commitments targets Hampden sheriff’s program

Suit says civilly committed men are treated like prisoners

By Shira Schoenberg 0 Comments Oct 19, 2020

A LAWSUIT TO end the practice of confining civilly committed men with substance use disorders in prisons has been expanded to directly target a substance use program at the Hampden County House of Correction. Men held there are alleging publicly for the first time that the treatment they received at the Ludlow jail’s treatment facility was similar(...)

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