Massachusetts lawmakers are debating whether to continue supporting programs that put people inside jails and prisons for addiction treatment:
Massachusetts lawmakers are debating whether to continue supporting programs that put people inside jails and prisons for addiction treatment.
Emily Smith, of Hingham, is among those who spoke out against the programs, sharing her personal experience with her brother. Her brother, Chris Hiltz, said police arrested him while he was living in his car and took him to court. A judge then determined that his drug use was dangerous enough for an involuntary commitment. So, Hiltz said, he was shackled, handcuffed and transported to Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center at the Plymouth prison. While he was there, he said he received little help.
"The place made me want to do more drugs," Hiltz said."The place made me more depressed and angrier than I already am." "We can have a reasonable debate about whether involuntary treatment is potentially helpful or harmful," Kerensky said."However, putting people in jail to receive treatment is unjust. Having a substance or alcohol use disorder is not a crime."
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