Conference Programme Outline

WEDNESDAY 25^th March

Welcome:

• Alex Stevens, CONNECTIONS project Director,  University of Kent
• General Pawel Nasilowski, Director General of the Polish Prison Administration
• Barbara Wilamowska, Probacja NGO

Opening Session:
Facilitator: Paddy Costall, Conference Consortium

Keynote address:
Patrick O'Hare, "Redefining the rules of the game – learning from experience"

Debate:
"Providing equivalent care in a custodial environment – an opportunity, a challenge, or an inappropriate use of resources?"

• Berne Stålenkrantz , Drug Users Union, Sweden
• Annette Verster, WHO
• George Gallimore, Police Federation, England

Plenary session
“Drug use, policing and law enforcement: an early and effective time to intervene”

Chair: Michael Wilks, RapT, UK

• Peter Sarosi, HCLU, Hungary – “The negative impacts of repressive drug policies”
• Geoff Monaghan, UNODC  – “The role of police services in supporting harm reduction”
• Marco Ferrario, ASL Milano, Italy – “When arrest becomes an opportunity for treatment: the Italian experience and Eastern Europe”

THURSDAY 26^th March

Plenary Session
“The courts and diversion: striking a balance between the needs of individuals and the community”

Chair:
Harry Fletcher, NAPO, UK

• Krzystof Krajewski, Jagiellonian University, Poland – ”Drugs possession cases in courts in Krakow”
• Fatima Trigueiros, Ministry of Health, Portugal - ” The Portuguese experience on the drug addiction dissuasion policy” no number abstract
• Bridget Reilly, Irish Drug Court, Ireland  - ”The experience of a Judge in the Irish Drug Treatment Court”

Parallel Sessions

(Details to be announced)

Parallel Sessions

Plenary Session
“Delivering care within prison: matching interventions to identified needs”

Chair:
Fabienne Hariga, UNODC

• Heino Stover, BISDRO, Germany – “Prevention, treatment, and harm reduction services in prison: a snapshot of the European situation”
• Kate Dolan, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Australia – “Prison methadone treatment and the impact on drug use, HIV and HCV incidence, overdose and re-incarceration”
• Alfred Steinacher, Prison Administration, Austria – “Different questions require different answers: the experience of the Austrian prisons”

FRIDAY 27^th March

Plenary Session
“Continuity of care and effectiveness within the criminal justice system –
an achievable goal or a utopian dream?”

Chair:
John Podmore, UK

• Ralf Jürgens, Canada – “Scaling up access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in the criminal justice system” 
• Adam Nyk, MONAR, Poland -” How the Polish government tries to manage the situation of incarcerated drug users?”
• Gail Jones, RAPt, UK – ”Aftercare – the UK model”

Closing & Feedback Session

Chair:
Cinzia Brentari

Questions and answers:
Feedback from the floor

Summary of Proceedings
Cinzia Brentari