{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"When Treatment Comes at the Cost of Freedom","description":"In this episode I sat down with Natasha Baker, Supervising Attorney for Litigation and Policy at UnCommon Law, to examine a deeply troubling issue unfolding inside California prisons: the use of flawed drug test results to deny people parole.&amp;nbsp; We start with the basics \u2014 what the Medication-Assisted Treatment program is, who it serves, and why drug testing plays a role in it \u2014 before uncovering why those tests were never designed to be used as evidence of wrongdoing. Then we get into what happened when Quest Diagnostics produced a wave of false positives, how those inaccurate results made their way into parole hearings, and what it meant for people who had spent years working toward release. This episode highlights how a clinical treatment tool becomes a punishment, and how medical errors can cost people their freedom.&amp;nbsp; Natasha Tavora Baker works as Supervising Attorney for Litigation and Policy, at Uncommon Law. Natasha holds a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School, and a B.A. from Boston College. Natasha leads Uncommon Law\u2019s strategic litigation and supports its policy efforts to address the arbitrariness of the parole hearing process.&amp;nbsp; Uncommon Law brings people serving life sentences home from prison by providing the legal, mental health, and rehabilitative support California\u2019s parole process demands, and challenging a parole system that wasn\u2019t built to recognize who they\u2019ve become. Over nearly 20 years, 99% of the people they\u2019ve helped come home have never returned to prison.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Links: UnCommon Law Medication Assisted Treatment and Parole in California State Prisons  California prisons have life-saving addiction treatment. Doctors say the parole board is undermining it.  Revealed: drug tests in California prisons yielded false positives, affecting thousands of people  Thousands of California Prisoners Falsely Tested Positive for Opioids. Did It Cost Them Their Freedom? Created and hosted by Kim Wilson and Brian Nam-Sonenstein Website &amp;amp; volunteers managed by Victoria Nam &amp;nbsp; Support Beyond Prisons Visit our website at beyond-prisons.com. Support our show by making a tax deductible donation here.&amp;nbsp; Please listen, subscribe, and rate\/review our podcast on  Apple Podcast, Spotify, and  Google Play Join our mailing list for updates on new episodes, events, and more &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Beyond Prisons","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beyond-prisons.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41618825\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202898095"}