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A Reading List for Public health interventions within the criminal justice system

Reading List

21 May 2024

Public health interventions within the criminal justice system encompass multi-sector approach on strategies and programs designed to divert individuals with substance use disorders away from conventional imprisonment. These interventions...

Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) encompass multi-sector approach on strategies and programs designed to divert individuals with substance use disorders away from conventional imprisonment. These alternatives address treatment, support, and supervision, tackling the underlying causes of criminal conduct that is while curbing recidivism rates and fostering effective rehabilitation and societal reintegration.

The risk matrix: Drug-related deaths in prisons in England and Wales, 2015–2020

Scientific article

5 January 2023

This article explores the factors contributing to drug-related deaths in English and Welsh prisons between 2015 and 2020.

INL Indonesia and CPDAP Collaboration in Advanced UTC Training Course 11 for the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights

News

To support the implementation of the Republic of Indonesia Act number 22 of 2022 which regulates the right to treatment and rehabilitation in a penitentiary environment, the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program (CPDAP) with support from the...

Training of Trainer (TOT) on Drug Treatment and Management for prison officers

News

As part of Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) capacity building initiatives with prison staff for the better management of drug dependent prisoners, a four-day long Training of Trainers (ToT) on Drug Treatment and Management Training for prison staff was held on 25 July 2022.

The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Scientific article

20 June 2022

Comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders are associated with adverse criminal, social, and health outcomes. Yet, their burden is not reliably known among prison populations. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual disorders) among people in prison worldwide.

Call for Proposals: Prevention of hepatitis C among key populations

Unitaid is soliciting proposals that aim to catalyze the integration of HCV prevention and treatment in community harm reduction settings and prisons and that demonstrate a person-centered approach to the prevention of HCV for some of the most marginalized people, thereby reducing HCV incidence and prevalence and contributing to achieving the global targets for HCV elimination.

Through this Call for Proposals, Unitaid aims to catalyze HCV prevention among key populations in the following ways:

Webinar: How to Deliver Effective Opioid Substitute Treatment in Prisons

10 December 2018

Webinar

The Substance Misuse Management in General Practice (SMMGP) is hosting a free webinar on Monday the 10th of December at 7 pm.

The title of the webinar is ‘How to deliver effective opioid substitute treatment in prisons’ and will cover:

A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail: Findings at 12 Months Post-Release

Scientific article

1 March 2018

Research carried out in in North America has found that offering continued methadone maintenance to those entering the prison system can have positive outcomes.