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About 100 prison union members from Bowden Institution held a rally against needle exchange, saying the can be turned into weapons.

Prison Needle Exchange Program introduced at Bowden this week

The deaths have been reported by the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, who credit the fatalities to the federal Prison Needle Exchange Program.

The federal government is moving forward with plans to expand its current prison needle exchange program (PNEP), despite calls for a substantial overhaul.

Canadian prison guards are raising alarm over the country’s approach to drug use in federal jails after the death of an inmate in B.C. this week.

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Key challenges to broader participation in the program include confidentiality, the potential threat of punishment, and lack of knowledge about the program.

The model used by the Correctional Service of Canada does not follow successful prison approaches for needle distribution anywhere else.

The model used by the Correctional Service of Canada does not follow successful prison approaches for needle distribution anywhere else.

The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO) is sounding the alarm over a federal policy that would give ...