The Harms of Incarceration: The evidence base and human rights framework for decarceration and harm reduction in prisons
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This briefing provides advocates with the evidence base and human rights framework for decarceration and the provision of harm reduction services in prisons.
It provides evidence that:
- The first step in reducing harm associated with incarceration is to reduce reliance on incarceration itself.
- Providing harm reduction is a human rights obligation.
- Harm reduction services in prisons are an essential, effective and safe public health measure.
- People in prison are severely underserved by harm reduction services.
Year
2021