Securitizing carceral health: a realist review of Canada’s prison needle exchange program

Securitizing carceral health: a realist review of Canada’s prison needle exchange program

Abstract Background In 2018, in response to a lawsuit and years of civil society advocacy for prison-based syringe distribution due to elevated rates of injection drug use, HIV, and hepatitis C virus among incarcerated people, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) developed a Prison Needle Exchan...

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Main Authors: Liam Michaud, Heino Stöver, Emily van der Meulen, Ann De Shalit, Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Rhiannon Thomas, Jörg Pont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Health & Justice
Subjects:
Prisons
Harm reduction
Injection drug use
Access barriers
Standards of care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-025-00332-w
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