High times doing hard time: packed with dealers and substance abusers, Canada's prisons have become a lucrative market for the drug trade

Article Abstract:

There is a great deal of drug abuse and trafficking within Canadian prisons. Relatives, friends and staff are the primary sources of the drugs, which can sometimes sell for 500% of their street value. Many inmates report their drug usage actually increased during their prison terms.

Social aspects, Planning, Cover Story, Control, Drug use, Drug abuse, Prisoners, Drug traffic, Prison discipline, Prison contraband

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Prisons for profit: America's crackdown on crime fuels a jailhouse boom

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Trends toward a harder line on crime and privatized prisons is resulting in more prisons and increased government spending. Spending can be minimized through the privatization of prisons. Yet, private prisons tend to treat their inmates more humanely than those run by the state.

Analysis, Political aspects, New Brunswick, Crime prevention, Prison management companies

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'A common touch.' (Canadian Justice Louise Arbour's investigation on prisons)(Canada: Special Report)

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Arbour headed a year-long investigation into allegations of cruel treatment against inmates at the Kingston Prison for Women, and she issued a scathing report criticizing correctional officials. The jurist is known for being tough and fair. Details of her career are given.

Canada, Reports, Judges, Practice, Biography, Justice, Administration of, Administration of justice, Chisholm, Patricia

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