Tranquillizers prescribed in prisons

Title

Tranquillizers prescribed in prisons

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:33

Description

Interview on the prescription of tranquillizers in prisons to enable prisoners to cope with the stresses of incarceration, and to control the violent or the mentally ill. Recommends a reduction in prison overcrowding and staff training to cope with difficult people. Male speaker and female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Prisons; Violence; Prison reform; Drugs; Mentally disabled people; Prisoners; Training; Prescribed drugs; Tranquillising agents

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