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Drug Addicted WA Prisoners not Entitled to Treatment

The Washington Supreme Court held that state prisoners do not have a
constitutional right to treatment for drug addiction. Bradley Bresolin, a
prisoner at the Washington State Penitentiary, filed a petition for writ of
mandamus claiming that prison officials had breached their statutory duty
to provide treatment for his drug ...

 

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