The NPS crisis in british prisons
The use of NPS in prisons has become ‘the biggest issue we currently face from a prisoner
health perspective’ in the United Kingdom (UK; CSJ, 2015). Professionals working with
prison populations have been increasingly challenged by the recent dramatic increase
in the number of self-harm episodes, assaults between prisoners, and attacks on staff
related to the use of these substances (Ralphs, Williams, Askew, & Norton, 2017 Blackman
& Bradley, 2017 ). In 2018, over 44,000 cases of self-harm in prisons were reported