With help from Measure 110, a new form of addiction treatment is coming to the Deschutes County Jail.
BEND, Ore. — A young woman sat alone in the lobby of the Deschutes County Jail. Her husband, who struggles with addiction, was arrested that afternoon while visiting their 3-year-old son. Children’s wooden toys and books were haphazardly scattered across the table in front of her, a stark representation of the toll his addiction has taken on their family.
“I can’t believe this is my life,” she said. “It’s terrible, horrific.”
She watched in fear over the past year as her husband’s life spiraled out of
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