Reducing Substance Use in Prison: The California Department of Corrections Drug Reduction Strategy Project:

摘要: Inmate welfare, staff security, public health concerns, and the need for recovery-friendly prison environments have been cited as supporting efforts to control in substance use. This article reports on California Department of Corrections (CDC) Drug Reduction Strategy Project, which involved systematic random urine testing drug interdiction measures. The two-phase evaluation took place at four CDC institutions, with three serving test sites one a standard-procedures comparison site. results Phase I, 150 inmates per week from eligible inmate general population, supported effectiveness reducing in-prison use, measured by number refusing or positive illicit substances. II, continued addition K-9 detection teams institution equipment a...