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Resources for Accessing Medical Care in NC Prisons and Jails
- July 10, 2024
People with disabilities are increasingly finding themselves within North Carolina’s prisons,…
People with disabilities are increasingly finding themselves within North Carolina’s prisons,…
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An explanation of your right to refuse treatment or medication, including psychotropic medication, i…
Learn about your right to refuse medication in prison and the procedures for emergency and non-emerg…
An explanation of your right to refuse treatment or medication if you live in an intermediate care f…