The number of jailed pregnant women fighting addiction has increased amid the skyrocketing opioid use in the past decade that led Virginia to declare a public health emergency in 2016.
By Alyssa Hutton, Capital News Service Video by Jimmy Sidney, VCU InSight RICHMOND, Va. — Karlee Clements was six months pregnant, “full on into addiction” and begging to go to jail because she was afraid she would kill her child. Soon after, she was incarcerated at Riverside Regional Jail for a violation. Because of her […] The post Number of incarcerated pregnant women increases amid opioid epidemic appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
Dr. Danny Avula, a longtime public health leader who coordinated vaccination efforts under Gov. Ralph Northam and also served as former commissioner of the Virginia Department of Social Services, has announced his bid to become mayor of Richmond.