Escambia Jail's Drug Epidemic: The Hidden Struggle Behind Bars

Webjail and prison administrators are right to be concerned about drug overdoses behind bars.

Webfor decades, drug use in america has mainly been addressed through the penal system — 1 in 5 people behind bars are there for a drug offense.

Webescambia county sheriff chip simmons and santa rosa county sheriff bob johnson both said their departments will continue their help in drug interdictions and proactive policing to investigate.

Webworse, some correctional facilities have banned medications that doctors and public health officials say could help treat opioid addicts who end up behind bars.

Websherriff chip simmons expressed a strong conviction to head the fight against the opioid crisis in escambia county and said that sheriff deputies have.

Webthe most recent data available show that in 2009, around 70 percent of women serving sentences in prisons and jails struggled with drug abuse and.