We can’t ignore the ties binding US deaths of despair and incarceration

Each day in the United States, millions of people cycle through the nation’s jails and prisons. Nearly 85 percent of them either recently used substances or have a substance use disorder, and nearly half of them have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. Yet, far from being a safe haven from overdoses, jails and prisons are adding fuel to the nation’s behavioral health crisis. 

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