"We can't do nothing for you until you overdose again."

Missouri DOC "[s]taff respond to overdoses with punishment and put up arbitrary barriers to drug treatment."

"The less medication they prescribe, the more money they save."
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Author: Ivy Scott
Publication: The Marshall Project @marshallproj
March 5, 2026
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#Missouri #USA #Drugs #Healthcare #Incarceration #Solitary #Suicide
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/05/st-louis-missouri-prison-opioid-addiction-lawsuit