Massachusetts jails men to provide drug addiction treatment
MASSACHUSETTS JAILS MEN TO PROVIDE DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT
November 2, 2019
PBS NewsHour Weekend
By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, and Connie Kargbo
Massachusetts is among several states using involuntary commitment to force someone into addiction treatment if they have an alcohol or substance abuse problem and pose a risk of serious harm. But it’s the only state to provide that treatment in a correctional facility, and critics say that’s no place for those battling addiction who haven’t been criminally charged. Hari Sreenivasan reports.