Illicit drugs use in South African female correctional centres

The number of male prisoners is several times that of female prisoners worldwide, yet paradoxically, women illicit drug users outnumber men. Even though the use of illicit drugs is prohibited within prisons, the substances continue to permeate prisons and the behaviour thrives therein. The channels...

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Published in:	Cogent Social Sciences
Main Authors:	Caroline Agboola, Simon Kang’ethe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Subjects:	Illicit drugs female prisoners offenders inmates incarceration prison
Online Access:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2310329

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