Newsom Proposes Expansive New Strategy to Combat Drug Addiction Spike in State Prisons

"The number of drug overdoses in California's prisons has more than doubled in the past three years, so Gov. Newsom's plan to significantly increase funding for medical-assisted treatments is the right move," said state Senator Nancy Skinner, D- Berkeley, who chairs the Senate's Public Safety Committee and is heading the budget panel taking up the proposal on Tuesday.

"Treating the root causes of addiction is key to combating the opioid crisis," said Skinner, who has called on prison officers to consider different strategies to curb the demand for drugs behind bars.

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