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An illustration shows a bearded White man in a graduation cap, holding up a rolled-up diploma in his left hand. Drawn over his graduation robe are four sections: From left to right, they show a judge’s gavel, a crying man holding prison bars, a hand throwing a red soda can into a wastebasket, and a man reading a book while a butterfly flies nearby.
Life Inside April 4
I Changed My Violent Prison Life in the Most Random Way: I Quit Drinking Soda
This simple act of self-denial forced me to admit that a major source of my life’s problems was my lack of self-discipline.
By Eric Williams
Life Inside January 19, 2017
‘Not Just Another Lost Cause’
How the justice system saved an addict.
By Abby Frutchey
Life Inside June 9, 2016
I Survived a Suicide Attempt in Jail
And it made me a different person.
By Anonymous as told to
News January 19, 2016
Massachusetts Mobilizes to Treat Addicted Moms
Jail time increasingly gives way to residential programs.
By Meredith Derby Berg
The New York Police Department announced in 2014 it would provide officers with overdose prevention kits that include Naloxone, a heroin antidote administered through the nose.
News August 14, 2015
Narcan: It Saves Lives. Does It Enable Addicts?
For frustrated police, it’s a quick fix but no solution.
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Q&A May 7, 2015
‘Methadone Is Better Than Jail’
A conversation with Sandie Alger, former inmate and recovering heroin addict.
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