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A Sobering Thought: Young men in prison. The report forms part of the Howard League for Penal Reform's Out for Good two-year research project which provides young men in prison with the unique opportunity to discuss their needs, aspirations and hopes as they pass through the prison system and on to release. Accoring to this report's findings more young men are in prison because of alcohol than drugs. (2004)

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A Chance to break the cycle: women and the drug treatment and testing order. More than 2,500 drug dependent women each year experience prison. These women could be eligible for the drug treatment and testing order. Research by the Howard League has shown that the drug treatment and testing order has the potential, if properly targeted and resourced for drug treatment to break the cycle between drug use and offending. (2000)

19pp, £5.00, ISBN 090368349-0 Click here to order

Drugs in prison. This paper examines the current strategy used by prison to detect and deal with drug use in prisons. In particular it challenges the anomalous and punitive treatment of those prisoners and visitors found with cannabis. (1999)

15pp, £4.00, ISBN 090368338-5 Click here to order

Drug couriers.This original research by Penny Green contains data, much of which is uncollected by the Home Office, and serves to establish a unique in-depth profile of the drug courier. (1991)

46pp, £5.00, ISBN 09036831-2 Click here to order

Drug couriers: a new perspective.In March 1992 the Howard League convened the first national conference on the treatment of drug couriers in the criminal justice system. Papers from this conference have been updated and supplemented by new local and international research to produce a unique book on an increasingly important subject. Edited by Penny Green. Published by Quartet Books, Hardback. (1996)

214pp, £25.00 Click here to order

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