COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thirty-seven of Ohio's 88 counties have received funding through a grant program aimed at providing mental health and addiction resources to inmates. In June, the Jefferson County ...

A report from the Office of the Inspector General found “significant medical errors” in prescribing methadone contributed to ...

Derrick Dearman appeared to be high on drugs in his Alabama prison in the days leading up to his execution. The convicted killer raged in phone calls and emails, anguishing over how his willingness to ...

Los Angeles County is struggling to keep up with a rising demand for opioid addiction medications within its jails, forcing it to place more than 800 inmates on waitlists for treatment in October and ...

Some inmates at the California Men’s Colony are working toward becoming drug and alcohol counselors. The Occupational Mentor Certification Program allows them to work at other adult institutions upon ...