That's precisely what the systemic evaluations have told us. The risks with the concerns about these needle and syringe programs have simply not materialized. There have been no increases to institutional violence. Needles have not been used against staff or other prisoners.
If we don't implement this, every passing day there are more people becoming infected with HIV and hepatitis C. I've spoken to people, as part of a report that we released earlier this year, who believed confidently that they were infected while they were inside.