Prison Needles
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Challenge to the federal government’s prison-needle ban postponed to Dec. 17A court hearing to challenge the federal government's ban on needles for drug-using prisoners has been postponed to next week.CanadaDec 9, 2019
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Ontario court to hear challenge to a prison needle ban this weekA constitutional challenge to the federal government's refusal to provide clean needles in prisons is set to be heard by an Ontario court this week.CrimeDec 8, 2019
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Federal prison officials tell court clean needle programs too dangerousGiving clean drug-injection needles to prisoners to stem the spread of infectious disease would make federal penitentiaries more dangerous places, senior correctional officials say.CanadaJan 17, 2017
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