Synøve Nygaard Andersen – The Conversation

A registered nurse treats Dominic Rodriguez for a skin injury related to xylazine use in Philadelphia in May 2023. Treatment vans are allowed in the city, but not supervised injection sites. Matt Rourke/AP Photo

October 12, 2023

Philadelphia bans supervised injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users on the street could do more harm than good

Jordan Hyatt, Drexel University; Jannet van der Veen, Drexel University; Synøve Nygaard Andersen, University of Oslo, and Tony Joakim Ananiassen Sandset, University of Oslo

A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of supervised injection sites in Philadelphia and the US.

Prisoners and staff share responsibility for taking care of the fish tank at the ‘Little Scandinavia’ housing unit in a Pennsylvania prison. Commonwealth Media Services

October 7, 2022

A Pennsylvania prison gets a Scandinavian‑style makeover – and shows how the US penal system could become more humane

Jordan Hyatt, Drexel University and Synøve Nygaard Andersen, University of Oslo

A pilot project at a Pennsylvania prison is trying out lessons from Scandinavia that could offer some ideas for reforming US prisons.

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