US Attorneys host virtual program to Pennsylvania prisons and jails to ensure inmates have access treatment for opioid use disorder

HARRISBURG, Pa. – As part of the Department of Justice’s response to the opioid crisis, the United States Attorneys for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania hosted a virtual training this week to educate Pennsylvania’s state and local correctional facilities on their obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide inmates with access to medication to treat opioid use disorder (OUD).

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