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Letter in Support of H.4531, An Act ensuring access to addiction services
June 19, 2020
Categories: Roadmap for Reform, Criminal Justice Reform, System Reform, Testimony
Massachusetts is the only state to incarcerate individuals civilly committed for substance use treatment. MAMH co-signed this letter urging adoption of H.4531, which would end the incarceration of patients civilly committed under Section 35.