Scots charity provides for newly released prisoners in bid to stop cycle of addiction
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dailyrecord.co.ukprisoners claim the help of a mentoring agency as they prepare for freedom can be the difference between life and death. Scotland’s prison system spits out cons at the end of their sentences who are ill-prepared for life and who immediately turn back to a life of drug addiction as a way of coping.
Many have ended up repeating their cycle of offending or dying from overdoses, usually involving combinations of heroin, cocaine, street drugs, painkillers or alcohol.
But the SISCO charity, which connects with prisoners on the inside and lends a helping hand as soon as they are released, believes every prison should have the benefit of recovery cafes and through-care on release to break the endless cycle of addiction and re-offending.Sean.
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