A federal judge is demanding that New York City take rapid action over conditions in its Rikers Island jail complex.…
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Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) staff are now permitted to carry Narcan while on duty. Though the change is…
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[Read Part 1 of this story here.] For the first 30 minutes of the drive to my release address on…
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St. Louis, Missouri, is advancing a plan to get more shelters built for unhoused people by circumventing potential opposition from…
A phone call from an old friend saved my life. When he asked if I was ok, I told him…
A decade ago, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration determined that having two separate definitions of recovery—one for…