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Table of Contents Introduction Executive Summary Section 1: Opioids, Opioid Use Disorder and MOUD Section 2: MOUD…

Posted in Apr 2024

How to request NC jail public records Overview Obtaining and analyzing public records can be vital to identifying serious…

Posted in Apr 2024

In addition to being a treatable medical condition, OUD may also be considered a disability, and federal law requires…

Posted in Jun 2023

A Disability Rights NC Report on NC’s Failure to Regulate Dangerous Jails Introduction This report is DRNC’s first…

Posted in Dec 2022

A Disability Rights NC Report on NC’s Failure to Regulate Dangerous Jails Executive Summary North Carolina’s (NC’s)…

Posted in Dec 2022

Published April 2022 Record number of suicides in NC jails: Drug-related deaths, inadequate access to medical care also on…

Posted in Apr 2022

Learn about your right to refuse medication in prison and the procedures for emergency and non-emergency situations.

Posted in Feb 2022

Information and resources to answer your questions about the Prison COVID lawsuit, new DPS COVID mitigation efforts, and…

Posted in Mar 2021

A report issued by Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) on suicide and overdose rates in NC jails includes statistical…

Posted in Nov 2019

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