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Doe vs. Baker (formerly Doe vs. Patrick) in the News

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  • MassLive: House, Senate whisk civil commitment bill to governor's desk
  • Salon: The drug war "reform" that would make George Orwell cringe
  • Boston Globe: Opioid crisis is everybody’s problem
  • State House News: Opioid limit, involuntary commitment part of Gov. Baker's proposed bill
  • NECN: Female Addicts Behind Bars
  • WCVB: 5 Investigates: Women fighting addiction being sent to jail
  • Boston.com: Sending women to prison for addiction could end under Mass. governor’s plan
  • AP: Baker opioid bill limits first-time prescriptions
  • WCVB: 5 Investigates: Women committed for addiction being sent to jail
  • Boston Globe: Civil commitment for women should not lead to prison
  • State House News Service: Lawsuit seeks end to use of prisons for addicts
  • Lynn Daily Item: ACLU sues to end use of Mass. prisons for addicts
  • MetroWest Daily News: Lawsuit takes aim at civil commitments
 

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