Prison For Forced Addiction Treatment? A Parent’s ‘Last Resort’ Has Consequences

The Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth houses men for court-mandated addiction treatment.

Thousands of Massachusetts residents have been committed to treatment for addiction against their will. Some families say locking up addicts in prison isn’t treatment. Others say it saves lives.

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