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Author: Centre for Social Justice

Title: Drugs in Prison

Summary: Prisons in England and Wales have a serious drug problem - they have done for decades. There is every reason to tackle it. Prisons are straining under the violence it causes. Drug-using prisoners are suffering from physical and mental health conditions and their chances rehabilitation are slim. Society is suffering through addicted prisoners committing crime to fund their habits on release. One of the chief purposes of prison is to reduce crime. In this regard they are clearly failing. It does not have to be this way. It is very possible to change this situation and ensure prisons are a place where people battling addiction recover. Success requires a three-pronged approach: Drugs must be kept out of prisons; Demand for drugs must be reduced; Drug addicted prisoners must receive effective support into recovery. These three requirements are interdependent and failure in just one area will ultimately lead to a failure to tackle the prison drug problem. This paper sets out the

Details: London: Centre for Social Justice, 2015. 86p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 21, 2015 at: http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/UserStorage/pdf/Pdf%20reports/CSJJ3090_Drugs_in_Prison.pdf

Year: 2015

Country: United Kingdom

URL: http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/UserStorage/pdf/Pdf%20reports/CSJJ3090_Drugs_in_Prison.pdf

Shelf Number: 135325

Keywords:
Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drug Abuse Treatment
Drug Offenders
Drugs in Prison
Prison Contraband (U.K.)