The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) has sent a letter to Lackawanna County Prison (LCP) officials urging better care for those in their charge suffering from Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter on Behalf of Man Denied MOUD Treatment
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter to PDP Over Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Policy
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter on Behalf of Man Suffering from Opioid Use Disorder
New Report Finds Overwhelming Majority of Pennsylvania Jails Provide Inadequate Care for Opioid Use Disorder
As overdose deaths continue to climb in the U.S., claiming more than 100,000 lives including more than 5,400 in Pennsylvania last year alone, new research demonstrates that incarcerated people in Pennsylvania are routinely denied access to the lifesaving medications they need, hampering efforts to reverse course on the overdose crisis.
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter on Behalf of Woman Removed from MOUD Treatment
The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project PILP) has sent an advocacy letter to Schuylkill County Prison officials on behalf of Alisa Steffie, who was abruptly removed from her medication for opioid use disorder.
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter on Behalf of Woman Denied Medication at SCI Cambridge Springs
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Man Denied Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) has filed a lawsuit against George W. Hill Correctional Facility on behalf of a man they say is being denied adequate treatment for his opioid use disorder (OUD). Shawn Strickland, 40, who has been diagnosed with OUD, was detained at George W. Hill Correctional Facility on August 6, 2021.