America’s Jails Swamped by Opioid Crisis

America’s Jails Swamped by Opioid Crisis
A direct supervision women’s bunkroom, which holds 58 inmates. Ten of the 44 women held here on Dec. 8, 2017, were actively detoxing from opioids, and the majority were on suicide watch. CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON/THE EPOCH TIMES
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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DAYTON, Ohio—On any given day, there are about 750,000 people in jails across America.
Most of them are connected to the opioid crisis in some way, says Jonathan Thompson, executive director and CEO of the National Sheriffs’ Association.
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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