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California prisons have life-saving addiction treatment. Doctors say the parole board is undermining it
The parole board denied parole to about 76% of inmates in 2025, using drug tests prone to false positives that undermine addiction treatment and deter participation.
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My Mother LodeCalifornia prisons have life-saving addiction treatment. Doctors say parole board is undermining it
California’s parole board is using unreliable drug test results in decisions about releasing incarcerated people despite flaws that were exposed in a rash of false positives two years ago, more than a dozen state prison doctors and state-appointed attorneys say.
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California prisons have life-saving addiction treatment. Doctors say the parole board is undermining it
Signing up for substance use disorder treatment in California prisons involves taking frequent drug tests. The results, even if misinterpreted, can derail a chance for freedom.
·Sacramento, United States
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