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Drugs Linked to Third of Ex-Prisoner Deaths in Wales
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More than a third of deaths among former prisoners being supervised by probation in Wales last year were linked to drugs, a report from Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre has found. That compares with roughly a fifth across England and Wales. Author Dr Robert Jones described systematic failures with tragic consequences, while the UK government pointed to £3.4m being spent helping prison leavers overcome addiction.
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