PILP Sends Advocacy Letter on Behalf of Woman Removed from MOUD Treatment

The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project PILP) has sent an advocacy letter to Schuylkill County Prison officials on behalf of Alisa Steffie, who was abruptly removed from her medication for opioid use disorder upon her incarceration at Schuylkill County Prison on January 14, 2022, forcing her to undergo painful and dangerous withdrawal symptoms. PILP is urging officials to take immediate action to prevent further harm and long-term injury by providing Ms. Steffie with her prescribed medication immediately.