Justice Department: Pennsylvania courts discriminated against people with opioid dependency
The U.S. Department of Justice says it has found that multiple courts in Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by"prohibiting or limiting the use of disability-related medication to treat Opioid Use Disorder by individuals under court supervision."
The department says the violations came through the actions of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania's component courts. The Justice Department says that their investigation has corroborated the allegations of the individuals and said the Pennsylvania courts have received a written notice showing evidence supporting the findings along with"minimum remedial measures necessary to address them."
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