Wisconsin Policy Forum: Treatment behind bars: Medication for opioid use disorder in Wisconsin’s jails and prisons

State prisons and county jails in Wisconsin in recent years have significantly expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder for those held in their facilities, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds. However, some prisons and jails do not provide access to buprenorphine and methadone in particular, according to a survey of all state prisons and the great majority of county jails. Othe...