Points of Perspective: Research Report on the Federal Prison Needle Exchange Program in Canada

Report
by
Ka Hon Chu, Sandra, De Shalit, Ann, Thomas, Rhiannon & van der Meulen, Emily

Release Date

2022

Geography

Canada

Language of Resource

English and French

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

No

Findings/Key points

In 2018, CSC introduced a “Prison Needle Exchange Program” (PNEP) and committed to scaling this up across all federal prisons. But in 2022, the program only exists in nine federal prisons and has been heavily criticized for its inaccessibility. Four years after its implementation, Points of Perspective seeks to explore barriers to accessing the PNEP and builds on the On Point: Recommendations for Prison-based Needle and Syringe Programs in Canada report released in 2016 by Toronto Metropolitan University, the HIV Legal Network, and PASAN.

Français : https://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/points-of-perspective-research-repo…

Keywords

Harm reduction
Barriers and enablers
Legal system/law enforcement