Aroostook County appeals judge’s order for jail to provide opioid treatment for inmate

Posted Yesterday at 2:13 PM

Updated at 12:45 AM

The Aroostook County jail has filed an emergency appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that it must provide medication to a woman who says it’s necessary to keep her opioid addiction in remission.

The appeal, filed with the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, contends the judge didn’t give enough deference to jail administrators for policy-setting decisions and didn’t take into account the impact on limited jail resources.

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