In Washington, Settlement Agreement Reached with Whatcom County Jail to Provide MAT, and in Massachusetts, Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ruling that Jail Must Provide MAT to Woman in Maine
May 2, 2019: The Legal Action Center (LAC) applauds both the recent proposed settlement agreement in a class action lawsuit, Kortlever v. Whatcom County, in which the Whatcom County Jail agreed to provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) to all individuals incarcerated there with medical need, and the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision that upholds the District Court of Maine’s preliminary injunction requiring a jail to provide a woman with buprenorphine while incarcerated (Smith v. Aroostook County).
