Prison Needle Exchange Program

• Canada’s prison needle exchange program failing amid poor rollout: advocates

  A report published this week by the HIV Legal Network says the program continues to exist in only nine prisons and is inaccessible to most people behind bars.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2022
  
• Guards union says prison needle exchange expansion on hold because of COVID-19

  Corrections Canada has touted the program as a way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases by those who inject drugs and share needles in prison.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2020
  
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• Challenge to prison needle exchange program gets its day in court

  The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is suing the federal government to ensure everybody behind bars has access to a confidential and safe needle program.

  Health

  Mar 6, 2020
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• Feds to start prison needle-exchange program to curb spread of disease

  The first phase of the program at one women’s prison and one men’s prison, will start in June

  Canada

  May 14, 2018