Escambia Jail's Drug Epidemic: The Hidden Struggle Behind Bars

Webfor decades, drug use in america has mainly been addressed through the penal system — 1 in 5 people behind bars are there for a drug offense.

Websherriff chip simmons expressed a strong conviction to head the fight against the opioid crisis in escambia county and said that sheriff deputies have.

Webthe most recent data available show that in 2009, around 70 percent of women serving sentences in prisons and jails struggled with drug abuse and.

Webworse, some correctional facilities have banned medications that doctors and public health officials say could help treat opioid addicts who end up behind bars.

Webjail and prison administrators are right to be concerned about drug overdoses behind bars.

Overdose deaths are preventable and substance use disorders.