What correctional officers think about harm-reduction services for incarcerated people with drug addictions Supervised injection sites in prisons are not universally accepted by correctional officers.

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One of Alcatraz's last living inmates on Trump's plan to reopen prison - BBC News

Tech companies urged to join drive to cut crime Top tech experts are meeting the Justice Secretary as part of a Government drive to use AI and technology to transform the justice system and cut crime.

Tech companies urged to join drive to cut crime
Top tech experts are meeting the Justice Secretary as part of a Government drive to use AI and technology to transform the justice system and cut crime.
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Our new research explores women's perspectives of effective substance use treatment & support.

It identifies six key characteristics of effective treatment & provides recommendations for central government, local authorities & service providers.

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Trump looks to end $56m grant to provide first responders with life-saving Narcan Narcan – known generically as naloxone – is a nasal spray that works to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in two to three minutes

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This is unfortunate and not the first time…

Bridging the digital divide in Probation Dr Victoria Knight's guest post on her new Academic Insight for HM Inspectorate of Probation on Bridging the Digital Divide.

Bridging the digital divide in Probation
Dr Victoria Knight's guest post on her new Academic Insight for HMI Probation exploring how technology can help people on probation build better lives
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The consensus is broken and the USA is huddling up with a small group of authoritarian regimes. Interesting times in international drug policy.

Amazing to see the first steps being taken towards justice.

Well there was certainly two huff-snuffers in the Oval Office today…

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A Brief History of Queer Experience with Addiction and Recovery It was summertime and we were having a get-together with my father’s family out in back of my grandfather’s farmhouse in southern Maryland. I was very young and sitting on my uncle’s lap and enjoying…

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📖 Read "A Brief History of Queer Experience with Addiction and Recovery" by Tom Hill here:
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Trump’s Claim Of ‘Massive’ Amounts Of Fentanyl From Canada Is True Only In His Mind - HuffPost UK

They will never stop drugs getting into prisons - and prisons have walls that Trump would be proud of. So, a countries border has no chance.

Amazing news! Big boots to fill but Rondine is ideal for the job. 👏

Trump pardons Silk Road dark web market creator Ross Ulbricht - BBC News

Prisons minister aims to close one women’s jail in England and Wales Exclusive: Timpson says government plans to reverse rise in female inmates and use alternative forms of punishment

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One #prison closure at a time: it can be done.

Cost–benefit analysis of Canada’s Prison Needle Exchange Program for the prevention of hepatitis C and injection-related infections Background: Needle exchange programs are effective public health interventions that reduce blood-borne infections, including hepatitis C, and injection-related infections. We sought to assess the retu...

Cost–benefit analysis of Canada’s Prison Needle Exchange Program for the prevention of hepatitis C and injection-related infections

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In Texas Prisons, Digital Mail Further Isolates Those in Solitary Confinement Kwaneta Harris was cleaning her cell when she came across a manilla envelope filled with letters. Letters bearing crayon drawings ...

Some letters were delayed for months after the transition to Securus' digital processing center. Others never arrived. Legal mail was delivered already opened. Letters intended for the processing center went to the mailrooms and vice versa.

By Sara Vogel:

Don't be a Harold: Support Drug Reform YouTube video by Transform Drug Policy Foundation

We made this short mockumentary film to highlight the ignorance and misplaced moralising that perpetuates failed drug policy in the UK

Don't be a Harold - Support Drug Reform

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Specialist courts proposed to break addictions of prolific offenders in England and Wales Exclusive: Pilots of scheme to tackle drug-driven crimes have been encouraging, says head of sentencing review

DTTO’s 2.0…?

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Offering Narcan to Just the Prisoners Being Released Doesn’t Work [Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series] One of the most commonly cited statistics in overdose prevention comes ...

"We know overdose risk goes up upon release. But the day someone leaves prison isn’t the day they take on that risk; it’s the day they arrive."

By Jonathan Kirkpatrick and Kastalia Medrano:

“Incarcerated populations… being up to 129 times more likely to die from an overdose within the first two weeks of release from custody than the general population…”

This startling statistic continues to get more and more saddening. 😮😪

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Australian Dictionary Chooses 'Enshittification' As The Word Of The Year - HuffPost UK

'Immediate action' taken after blueprints of prisons in England and Wales leaked on dark web Detailed blueprints have been shared online, said to include the locations of cameras and sensors, prompting security fears from both inside and outside the prison walls.

Blueprints of prisons leaked on the dark web
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Egyptians drank cocktails of psychedelic drugs in ancient mugs, research reveals - Sky News

After a decade of tweeting… my Twitter account (it’ll always be Twitter) is deleted. 🎉