Government launches drug recovery wings to help cut reoffending
Special units to help prisoners kick their drug addictions are launching in five prisons.
皇冠体育app drug recovery wings will be piloted at Manchester, Holme House, High Down, Bristol and Brixton prisons. 皇冠体育appy are designed to help prisoners serving short sentences of under 12 months who need intensive support during the early stages of their recovery from addiction.
皇冠体育app Government believes that given the strong association between drug use and reoffending, there should be more focus on recovery and challenging offenders to come off drugs.
皇冠体育app drug recovery wings will therefore also place a strong emphasis on connecting offenders with a wide range of community services to help them to live drug-free lives on release - such as finding a home, a job and rebuilding relationships with their families.
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said: 鈥榃e want to attack the shamefully high rate of reoffending and that means cracking down hard on drug abuse inside prison.
鈥楾hat鈥檚 why we are today launching ambitious new drug recovery wings which will get prisoners clean and stop them committing more crime.鈥�
A full review of the pilots is expected in early 2013.