Women committed for detox will no longer be sent to prison

STATE HOUSE — Massachusetts women civilly committed for substance abuse treatment will no longer be sent to prison and instead will be referred to one of the 60 new state hospital beds slated to open this year under a law signed by Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday. "For the past 30 years and for reasons I don't fully understand, the commonwealth of Mass. has routinely under state law sent women who were civilly committed due to a substance abuse disorder to Framingham state prison instead of to a

STATE HOUSE — Massachusetts women civilly committed for substance abuse treatment will no longer be sent to prison and instead will be referred to one of the 60 new state hospital beds slated to open this year under a law signed by Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday. "For the past 30 years and for reasons I don't fully understand, the commonwealth of Mass. has routinely under state law sent women who were civilly committed due to a substance abuse disorder to Framingham state prison instead of to a t…