Category: Prison Issues Update

Please find the following material from Australia and overseas related to substance use and rehabilitation in prisons and the criminal justice system for the month of November 2011:

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Reports & Publications

Breakthrough in U.S. Drug Sentencing Reform:  The Fair Sentencing Act and the Unfinished Reform Agenda The Sentencing Project, Washington Office on Latin America (US) (PDF, 12 pages)

Recent Research Articles

From the Inside Out: Injecting Drug Use in the Australian Prison System [abstract online], James May, HIV Australia, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2011: 29-31:

Social and environmental factors influencing in-prison drug use (abstract),.James Raymond Woodall, (2011), Health Education, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, Vol. 112 Iss: 1

The effectiveness of opioid maintenance treatment in prison settings: a systematic review (accepted article) (abstract).Dagmar Hedrich^, Paula Alves, Michael Farrell, Heino Stöver, Lars Møller, Soraya Mayet, Addiction, Wiley Online Library

Injecting Risk Into Prison Sentences:  A Quantitative Analysis of a Prisoner-Driven Survey to Measure HCV/HIV Seroprevalence, Risk Practices, and Viral Testing at One Canadian Male Federal Prison, Kevin Denys Bonnycastle and Charles Villebrun, The Prison Journal, Sage Publications, September 2011

Therapeutic Substance Abuse Treatment for Incarcerated Women (abstract), Clinical Nursing Research, Sage Publications, July 2011

Gender Differences in Prison-Based Drug Treatment Participation (abstract), Steven Belenko, Kimberly A Houser, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Sage Publications, July 2011

News, Media & Resources

More drugs in jails as smugglers visit 30 November (Adelaide Now)

Prison inmate Julian Knight challenges prison tobacco tax in Supreme Court 29 November (ABC)

Push for jail needle exchange 28 November (The Mercury)

Justice still a long way off for Marlon Noble 24 November (The West Australian)

Government response to doing time – time for doing: indigenous youth in the criminal justice system (joint media release by the Attorney-General and Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) 24 November.

Prisoners divided on jail needle program  23 November (Canberra Times)

Heroin inquest looks at prison sport 23 November (The West Australian)

Needle and Syringe Program 27 October (Justice Action)

Australian prisons in danger of HIV epidemic 17 Oct (ABC)

International

The hidden impact of three strikes, 27 November, US

Race variation in jail sentences, study suggests, 26 November, UK

Advocates: U.S. Budget Favors Police, Prisons at Teen Justice Expense, 22 November, US

"Way Too Many" Inmates Don't Belong In Prison: Oklahoma Official, 19 November, US

Bar Association blasts tough-on-crime bill, 18 November, Canada

British drug policy is not working, 17 November, UK

Georgia County Joins National Trend With Drug Accountability Court, 10 November, US

Drug Terms Reduced, Freeing Prisoners, 1 November, US

Punishing Poverty, 31 October, US

Australia

Find recent Law, Crime & Justice stories on ABC Radio National here.

Useful links to research and publications:
Corrective Services Australia (ABS)
Prisoners in Australia (ABS)
Report on Government Services 2009 (Productivity Commission)
Corrective Services management and reform (AIC)
Prisoner health and juvenile justice (AIHW)
Research and publications (No Bars)
Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia (revised) 2004

New South Wales

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Sydney here.

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) Find the latest research and statistics and media releases from the CSNSW website here.

NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
BOCSAR is the State’s official source of NSW crime statistics. Find the latest BOSCAR crime statistics, criminal court statistics, publications, and media releases from their website here.

Justice Health (NSW Government)
Justice Health provides health care in a complex environment to people in the adult correctional system, to those in courts and police cells, to juvenile detainees and to those within the NSW forensic mental health system and in the community. Find Justice Health publications from the Justice Health website here.

Queensland

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Brisbane here.

Queensland Corrective Services (QCS)
Find the latest resources and publications at the QCS website here.

Western Australia

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Perth here.

Western Australian Department of Corrective Services (WADCS)
Find the latest statistics and publications from the WADCS website here.

Crime Research Centre (CRC)
The CRC at the University of Western Australia publishes annual crime and justice statistics which have enhanced understanding of the extent of the crime problem in the state and trends in criminal justice. Find reports and statistics from the CRC website here.

Victoria

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Melbourne here.

Victorian Department of Justice
Find the latest research and statistics from the VDJ website here.

Tasmania

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Hobart here.

Tasmania Corrective Services. (Department of Justice)
Find the Tasmanian Department of Justice Corrective Services website here.

Australian Capital Territory

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Canberra here.

ACT Corrective Services
Find information ACT Corrective services website here.

Northern Territory

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Darwin here.

NT Correctional Services (NT Department of Justice)
Find information about Correctional Services in NT from the NT Department of Justice website here.

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The PIU provides information sourced from the ANCDs regular media and policy monitoring activities and information services provided by external organisations. The PIU recognises and thanks:  ADCA; Beyond Bars; DrugInfo and ATODA; and for their contributions to this edition.

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