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| Australia Jails Source of Blood-Born Illness |
| By news.smh.com.au |
| Published: 03/15/2010 |
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Australia's jails are a major source of new blood-borne infection, a harm reduction group says in a call for a controlled needle exchange for inmates. Bans on prisoners possessing drugs and syringes have failed to stop their now commonplace use behind prison walls, says The Association for Prevention and Harm Reduction Programs Australia (Anex). Drug-using inmates were routinely sharing dirty needles, the group says, with the practice promoting the spread of disease within the prison population and in the community on an infected inmate's release. Anex says Australia's prisons should follow those overseas which had introduced controlled needle and syringe programs (NSPs), with research showing it would halt new infections and make jails safer for all - including prison officers. "Prison officers owe it to themselves to demand a regulated prison needle and syringe program in order to protect their security and health," Anex chief executive John Ryan wrote in a paper published in the Journal of Health, Safety and Environment. Read More. |
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