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Preventing prison suicide
Not only did prison exacerbate existing problems because they were not appropriately addressed within the prison system, but imprisonment made many prisoners feel powerless to deal with issues such as their children’s wellbeing.
The true horrors of using NPS in prison
A report by User Voice for the NHS confirms that synthetic cannabinoid Spice is the most popular drug in prison and causes serious health & security problems. Its popularity is attributed to its “bird killing” properties.
Probation changes move slowly
Latest Clinks report on probation changes finds a ‘narrowing’ of services, with changes from one-to-one support to more group work, and from more flexible person-centred approaches to a more process driven or ‘box-ticking’ arrangements.
Europeans using more, stronger drugs
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions describes a resilient European drug market with increased levels of use and potency of many drugs.
The challenge of effective prison drug treatment
Large scale DoH study into prison drug recovery wings quantifies the range and depths of needs of many drug using offenders in custody.
Desistance and young people
Embedding desistance practice The timing of the Probation Inspectorate’s new thematic inspection on desistance and young
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