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Department of Correction making changes to methadone program following inmate deaths

Summary by NBC Connecticut
A report from the Office of the Inspector General found “significant medical errors” in prescribing methadone contributed to the deaths of two inmates at Garner Correction Institution just days apart. Ronald Johnson was found unresponsive in his cell on July 19, 2024. Correction officers and EMS were unable to revive him. Tyler Cole died in his cell on July 21, 2024. Johnson, 30, and Cole, 32, were both receiving medication-assisted treatment (M…

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NBC Connecticut broke the news in Connecticut, United States on Monday, January 12, 2026.
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