Alcohol and Re-offending – Who Cares?

This briefing paper focuses on the high level of alcohol misuse and dependence within the prison population. In recent years a great deal of time and money has been spent developing drug policies and treatment. In comparison alcohol has been overlooked and largely forgotten about. This is despite the fact that alcohol related crime is a key issue for the government and that nearly two thirds of the 74,000 people in prison are hazardous drinkers.

2004 Download as PDF

HIV, Aids and Prisons

This report details the dilemmas HIV and AIDS cause in prisons and recommends positive steps that can be taken to reduce the risk while inside,    and on release from prison.

1988 ISBN: 0 946209 12 X

HIV and Hepatitis in UK Prisons: Addressing Prisoners' Healthcare Needs - A Report by the Prison Reform Trust and the National AIDS Trust

Prisons are breeding grounds for blood-borne viruses because they hold, in overcrowded and adverse conditions, a population with previous experience of high risk behaviour. This report, the first of its kind, draws on the findings of a survey of healthcare managers in prisons in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

2006  ISBN: 0 946209 79 0  Download as PDF

'Principles for Practical Drugs Policies: The Case for a Slow Fix'

In this pamphlet, which reproduces the 1999 PRT Annual Lecture, Professor Mark Kleiman outlines what will, and what will not, work to reduce the harm caused by drugs misuse.

1999 ISBN 0 946209 47 2