Detoxing in Jail: Treating Opioid Use Behind Bars

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What happens when addicts go cold turkey behind bars? This short documentary exposes the raw reality of detoxing in jail, where limited medical care and overcrowding clash with the rising opioid crisis. NBC Left Field films inside U.S. jails, and captures the voices of incarcerated people and the system they’re trapped in.