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British prison shields itself against drug drones
Guernsey is first UK prison to use electronic disruptor shield to stop drug delivery by drone. Cost between £100 – £250k depending on size of prison.

What do prisoners think of drug treatment?
Prisoners have very mixed experiences of drug treatment, particularly the prescribing of substitute medications such as methadone or buprenorphine (AKA Subutex)

We should end out-dated prison for women
We need a holistic, woman-centred, integrated approach identified in the Corston Report to avoid needless and damaging contact with the criminal justice system.

New app to combat hate crime
New app supported by London Mayor and Victim Support makes it easy to capture, secure and report evidence of hate crime.

Tackling discrimination in prison
1 in 100 prisoners who alleged discrimination against prison staff had their case upheld but 3 out of 4 staff claims of discrimination by a prisoner were upheld

thetartancon’s story
@thetartancon tells how he was rejected by organisations whose stated purpose is rehabilitation until finally his perserverance brought just reward.
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