Prisons ‘playing catch-up to psychoactive drug use’ says minister
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Prisons ‘playing catch-up to psychoactive drug use’ says minister

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/15/prisons-playing-catch-up-to-psychoactive-drug-use-says-minister By Frances Perraudin at the guardian news Rory Stewart says drugs such as spice are fuelling endemic rise in prison violence The prisons system was unprepared for the arrival of new psychoactive drugs like spice and has been playing “catch-up” ever since, the prisons minister Rory Stewart has said. Speaking half a…

Prisons ban Christmas cards with glitter due to drugs epidemic in jails
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Prisons ban Christmas cards with glitter due to drugs epidemic in jails

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/23/prisons-england-wales-christmas-cards-glitter-banned-drugs-epidemic ByEric Allison and Simon Hattenstone Measure in England and Wales aims to combat problem of post being sprayed with drugs Prisons and young offender institutions in England and Wales have banned Christmas cards with glitter or “sticky stuff” because of the drugs epidemic in British jails. The latest smuggling method is spraying post…

Rise in prison suicides prompts calls to tackle overcrowding
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Rise in prison suicides prompts calls to tackle overcrowding

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/19/rise-in-prison-suicides-prompts-calls-to-tackle-overcrowding By Ben Quinn Seventy-one inmates have killed themselves in English or Welsh jails so far this year The number of suicides among prisoners this year has already exceeded 2017’s death toll, prompting penal reform campaigners to renew calls for urgent action to tackle overcrowding. The latest suicide, that of a man…