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Specialist Drug & Alcohol Treatment
Locking drug affected people up in steel cages for inordinate amounts of time is
a detriment to the prisoner, as well as to the
Public Purse that is bearing the prison
costs.
In drug related cases like
Michael Panavides, who drove into and killed a female cyclist whilst drug
affected, the perpetrator must be
Punished,
then immediately receive specialist
Rehabilitation while in prison,
Otherwise the cycle will be repeated. A
Compulsory Drug Treatment Correctional Program in
which the prisoner receives intensive counselling and shown the mechanisms to cope with
his or her addiction is key to the inmate's ability to be successfully released
back into society. Research has shown it takes at least 2 years of being off
drugs for the brain and body to reasonably heal. Regular drug testing of an
inmate convicted of a drug related crime is a must because prisoners can get
drugs into prison to feed their addiction. The addiction cycle must be broken,
coupled with specialist counselling aimed at the offender remaining drug free
after release. Refer the 39 Recommendations in Queensland Drug and Specialist Courts Review – Report Summary and Recommendations - Nov 2016 DOING TIME - DRUG USE IN AUSTRALIAN PRISONS - Bulletin volume 4 edition 1 Drug Use in the Inmate Population prevalence, nature and context - Corrective Services NSW - Research Publication No. 52 - June 2013 Queensland's prison policy is 'stupid', says former chief as he calls for drugs rethink – The Guardian - Fri 16 Jun 2017 Drug rehabilitation services needed in outback NSW, inquiry told
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