New: needle-exchangeAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917zzanhive-183959hive-185836hive-180932steemhive-166405hive-150122hive-101145hive-183397hive-144064hive-184714hive-145157uncommonlabkrsuccesshive-188619bitcoinhive-193637lifephotographyhive-180301hive-103599hive-193186TrendingNewHotLikersprisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years agoA tough-on-drugs stance in the Canadian prison system harms prisonersA new pilot program in two Canadian prisons is a sign that our prisons can change. The department responsible for our federal prison system, Correctional Service Canada, announced this week that…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years agoNeedle exchanges coming to 2 Canadian prisonsInmates at two federal prisons who use injection drugs will have access to clean syringes beginning in June, with the Correctional Service of Canada planning to roll out the service at other…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoHamilton's inmates keep dying — and more could be done to save them, study saysSince 2012, at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre, a steady stream of body bags have been carried out the door. Eight men died of drug overdose inside the jail in a six-year period, and now…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoB.C. prisoners get addiction therapy after charter challengePrisoners struggling with opiate addictions in British Columbia jails have gained the same right to medical treatment as people outside the corrections system. B.C. Corrections has implemented a…prisonfreepress (30)in prisoncanada • 7 years agoTattoo programs in Canada's prisons would help curb hepatitis, HIV: MemoOTTAWA - Setting up tattoo parlours and needle-exchange programs in penitentiaries would help reduce the spread of hepatitis C, the federal prison service has told the Trudeau government. A…
