Population spike could harm prisoner health

Monday, November 5, 2012 - 18:31 in Health & Medicine

Overcrowded conditions fuelled by new federal laws that impose longer, stricter sentences will lead to more mental and physical health problems in prisons, a new report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests.

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