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Sandra Ka Hon Chu & Lorraine Whitman

Sandra Ka Hon Chu is director of research and advocacy for the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. Lorraine Whitman is president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada.

Correctional Service of Canada must do better

Needle exchange programs work. The science bears this up, with studies confirming that such programs drastically reduce the risk of HIV, hepatitis C, and

Opinion | BY SANDRA KA HON CHU & LORRAINE WHITMAN | March 16, 2020

Canada's federal Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger, pictured on Oct. 31, 2017, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, found that the Correctional Service of Canada’s prison needle exchange program is not actually benefiting prisoners because and the result is that few prisoners are accessing the program and are continuing to share and re-use needles, write Sandra Ka Hon Chu and Lorraine Whitman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Correctional Service of Canada must do better

Opinion | BY SANDRA KA HON CHU & LORRAINE WHITMAN | March 16, 2020

Needle exchange programs work. The science bears this up, with studies confirming that such programs drastically reduce the risk of HIV, hepatitis C, and

Correctional Service of Canada must do better

Opinion | BY SANDRA KA HON CHU & LORRAINE WHITMAN | March 16, 2020

Needle exchange programs work. The science bears this up, with studies confirming that such programs drastically reduce the risk of HIV, hepatitis C, and

Canada's federal Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger, pictured on Oct. 31, 2017, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, found that the Correctional Service of Canada’s prison needle exchange program is not actually benefiting prisoners because and the result is that few prisoners are accessing the program and are continuing to share and re-use needles, write Sandra Ka Hon Chu and Lorraine Whitman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade