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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 Maurice Chammah
News January 19, 2016
Massachusetts Mobilizes to Treat Addicted Moms
Jail time increasingly gives way to residential programs.
By Meredith Derby Berg
News August 14, 2015
Narcan: It Saves Lives. Does It Enable Addicts?
For frustrated police, it’s a quick fix but no solution.
By Carl Stoffers
Q&A May 7, 2015
‘Methadone Is Better Than Jail’
A conversation with Sandie Alger, former inmate and recovering heroin addict.
By Eli Hager
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