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Inmates getting paper straws in Canadian prisons for 'safer snorting'

Canada is giving paper straws to convicts across federal prisons for “safer snorting,” according to a memo to Corrections Canada staff shared on social media.

Coverage (1)· Oct 3, 11:18 AM

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