Escambia Jail's Drug Epidemic: The Hidden Struggle Behind Bars

Webescambia county sheriff chip simmons and santa rosa county sheriff bob johnson both said their departments will continue their help in drug interdictions and proactive policing to investigate.

Webjail and prison administrators are right to be concerned about drug overdoses behind bars.

Webfor decades, drug use in america has mainly been addressed through the penal system — 1 in 5 people behind bars are there for a drug offense.

Webthe most recent data available show that in 2009, around 70 percent of women serving sentences in prisons and jails struggled with drug abuse and.

Websherriff chip simmons expressed a strong conviction to head the fight against the opioid crisis in escambia county and said that sheriff deputies have.

Overdose deaths are preventable and substance use disorders.