ACLU challenges lack of MAT access for inmates in a Washington county.

The article reports that the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has filed a lawsuit in June 2018 against the policy of the Whatcom County, Washington for denying inmates access to buprenorphine and methadone but giving medications for other illnesses. Topics mentioned include the Americans with Disabilities Act, the plan of the Sheriff's Office to do a regimen of withdrawal with buprenorphine for inmates, and lack of treatment options for opioid use disorder in the justice system.