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(approximately 0.5%). However, only approximately a quarter of those who can be referred to as problem drug users
when starting their prison sentence are placed in specialised or other dedicated wings such as drug-free zones
(Národní monitorovací středisko pro drogy a drogové závislosti and Generální ředitelství Vězeňské služby ČR,
2011).
9.5 Responses to Drug-related Health Issues in Prisons
The information about counselling and treatment interventions for drug users in prison is provided annually by the
General Directorate of the Prison Service of the Czech Republic (Generální ředitelství Vězeňské služby ČR, 2011c).
The Drug Policy Action Plan of the Prison Service of the Czech Republic for the Period 2007–2009, the validity of
which was extended to the year 2010, was the key document for the implementation of the services for drug users in
2010. In 2011, the General Directorate of the Prison Service adopted the Drug Policy Action Plan of the Prison
Service of the Czech Republic for the Period 2011–2012 (Generální ředitelství Vězeňské služby ČR, 2011a), which
builds upon the previous plan, is compatible with the Action Plan for the Implementation of the National Drug Policy
Strategy for the Period 2010–2012, and focuses on the following six main areas: (1) primary prevention; (2)
treatment and aftercare; (3) harm reduction; (4) supply reduction and law enforcement; (5) coordination and funding,
and (6) monitoring, research, and evaluation. Another important document in this area is the Czech Prison Service
Development Policy until 2015, which was drawn up in 2005 117 .
9.5.1 Drug Prevention Counselling Centres
The services of the drug prevention counselling centres were used by 5,998 prisoners in 2010, i.e. by persons who
were provided with at least one intervention (compared to 5,504 persons in 2009). For details on these centres see
the section on Drug Prevention Counselling Centres (p. 144) in the chapter on the relevant selected issue.
9.5.2 Detoxification
Detoxification was performed in five prisons in 2010 (the Prague-Pankrác, Prague-Ruzyně, Brno, Ostrava, and
Kuřim prisons). A total of 686 persons underwent detoxification (219 persons in 2009), 312 of whom were men, 431
opiate users, 140 pervitin users, and 79 benzodiazepine users. For details on detoxification see the section on
Detoxification (p. 144) in the chapter on the relevant selected issue.
9.5.3 Drug-Free Zones
Drug-free zones operated in 33 prisons; in four of them (Kuřim, Příbram, Vinařice, and Znojmo), they were the socalled
therapeutic drug-free zones. The total capacity of the drug-free zones was 2,075 and a total of 3,443 inmates
served their sentences in them, 87 of whom were expelled for violating the rules; see Table 9-13. A total of 1,562
toxicological screening tests were conducted, 16 of which were subsequently confirmed as positive by the
laboratory. For details on the drug-free zones see the section on Drug-Free Zones (p. 143) in the chapter on the
relevant selected issue.
9.5.4 Specialised Treatment Departments
Voluntary treatment departments operated in 7 medium-security, high-security, and maximum-security prisons in
2010 (Bělušice, Nové Sedlo, Ostrov, Plzeň, Příbram, Valdice, and Všehrdy). The total capacity of these wings was
300 places, and 437 inmates served their prison sentences in them during the year; see Table 9-13. A total of 362
toxicological screening tests were conducted in the above-mentioned seven prisons, with six of the tests being
confirmed by the laboratory as positive.
Departments for court-ordered compulsory drug treatment operated in three prisons in 2010 (Opava, Rýnovice, and
Znojmo). Their total capacity of 109 places was used by 128 persons to serve their sentence; see Table 9-13. A total
of 107 toxicological screening tests were conducted in the three prisons, with seven of the tests being confirmed by
the laboratory as positive.
For details on the specialised treatment departments, see the sections on Voluntary Treatment Departments (p. 143)
and Departments for Court-Ordered Compulsory Drug Treatment (p. 143) in the chapter on the relevant selected
issue.
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Other rules applicable to the drug policy of the Prison Service of the Czech Republic are included in the internal regulations
governing the rules, organisation, record-keeping, and forms and methods of addressing various stages of addiction at departments
specifically dedicated to the relevant type of dealing with the users of addictive substances.
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