CONCORD — U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, a Democrat of Hopkinton serving her fourth term, toured the New Hampshire Correctional Facility for Women on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
The focus of the visit to the 101,000-square-foot building that opened in April 2018 was on both mental health and substance misuse care for inmates and those recently released.
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