N.Y. Civil Liberties Union: Landmark Settlement Ends Forced Withdrawal From Medical Treatment for Opioid Addiction in NY County Jail
March 27, 2024
March 27, 2024
NEW YORK, March 27 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on March 26, 2024:
Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union reached a settlement in its class action lawsuit in the Northern District of New York over Jefferson County's discriminatory and life-endangering policy of denying treatment to people with opioid use disorder in the County's custody.
Opioid use disorder is a serious and chronic medical condition for which medication for opio . . .
Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union reached a settlement in its class action lawsuit in the Northern District of New York over Jefferson County's discriminatory and life-endangering policy of denying treatment to people with opioid use disorder in the County's custody.
Opioid use disorder is a serious and chronic medical condition for which medication for opio . . .