Aids Epidemic in Indonesian Jails — 18 April 2008

Published January 16, 2013

Aids epidemic in Indonesian jails — 18 April 2008 – Indonesia’s policy of sending drug users to prisons instead of rehabilitation centres has resulted in about 70 per cent of inmates reportedly dying of AIDS-related illness mainly spread through the sharing of dirty needles by drug users.

Admitted burglar gets 'last chance' before jail

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And its severity will depend on how McAllister fares in addiction treatment. On Wednesday, McAllister was released from prison and admitted to the RISE program, which is administered by Phoenix House. RISE stands for Recovery in an Independent, Sober …
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Christie Blatchford: Prison warden does what parole board wouldn't — grants …

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Coupled with her mixed response to prison programs and “issues with drugs and alcohol abuse,” the board ruled she wasn't ready. But in December of 2011, Carol-Ann Reynen, the warden at Fraser Valley Institution for Women in Abbotsford, B.C., granted …
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