Marin County expands involuntary drug administration to inmates

Marin County expands involuntary drug administration to inmates

Marin County plans to expand a program that allows inmates to be drugged against their will. Last fall, the Board of Supervisors authorized the provision of court-ordered drugs to inmates deemed incompetent to stand trial without their consent, if necessary. Before being licensed, inmates had to spend months in prison until a bed became available … Read more