ON the DEFENSIVE: Criminal Justice System Powerless Against Addiction
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Criminal justice system powerless against addiction
A person does not choose to get sucked into an all-controlling opiate addiction. And once they are addicted, there is almost no safety net in this state on which they can rely. Jail is the worst place for an opiate addict to go through detox. Yet, as …
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Sheriff: Cowlitz County inmate strangles himself inside cell
Investigative reports said Deal had been detoxing from heroin when paramedics took her from the jail. Jan. 20, 22-year-old Daniel Dee Bush was found dead in his cell while serving a 30-day sentence. His cause of death is still pending test results.
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