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• Treating inmates with withdrawal syndrome

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  Facilities must have a medically based response plan to address this problem

• Kan. governor wants to transform part of Kansas' largest prison for substance abuse treatment

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  By rededicating existing space, the largest expenditure would be in professional staff to provide treatment.

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• Ore. county jail gets 3-year grant to fund substance abuse treatment

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  The program aims to serve 20 inmates per month with medication-assisted treatment and another 100 inmates with education and counseling

• Ex-warden tells FBI, AG he was powerless to stop deaths, flow of drugs in Ohio jail

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  Eric Ivey criticized the sheriff's ability to conduct meaningful investigations into wrongdoing at the Cuyahoga County Jail

• Fla. corrections officer accused of smuggling drugs into jail

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  An official said the CO is the 10th arrest of a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office employee this year

• SC corrections officer fired, accused of smuggling in drugs

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  The CO had four packages with substances that tested positive for methamphetamines, marijuana and cocaine

• Mass. jail gets $2.1M in grants to help expand drug treatment

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  The grant will allow the jail to expand its medication-assisted treatment program so that former prisoners can receive continued treatment after release

• NJ correctional police officer accused of taking bribes to smuggle drugs into prison

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  An indictment claims Jamaine Russell brought drugs and other contraband into the Trenton prison from October 2018 through November 2019

• NY lawmaker, CO union want drug testing of contraband to be reinstated

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  Last month, officials halted the testing after on-site kits were found to have been producing faulty results

• NY prisons suspend contraband drug testing

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  Union representatives said the decision will lead to more violence in the facilities

• Suboxone strips found in Rice Krispies treats at NY prison

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  A CO processing boxes of the treats noticed several boxes and packaging seals were tampered with

• NJ CO among 5 charged in 'enormous' multi-million dollar drug ring

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  Investigators seized more than $1.5 million in cash, 16 kg of cocaine, 2 kg of heroin, about 4,000 oxycodone pills and nine firearms

• Feds: Mich. prison raid linked to international prison drug ring

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  According to court records, inmates are selling crystal methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine supplied by deported ex-cons in Mexico

• Breaking the cycle of frequent repeat offenders

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  Identifying and diverting ‘super-utilizers’ saves on resources, reduces jail overcrowding

• New NY county jail program aimed at preventing opioid overdose deaths

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  Nearly 20 inmates have taken the training to administer naloxone; those who participate will receive a rescue kit when they leave the jail

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