Only three ‘active’ dogs to combat flow of drugs into state’s 14 jails
Prison officers said this was a “huge gap” in the security systems at jails and called for the number of so-called “active dogs” to be increased to at least 10-12 dogs.
Deputy general secretary of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) Eugene Dennehy said drug bosses in prisons were coercing suppliers and van drivers to smuggle drugs in.