IPRT slams planned crackdown on drugs in prison

The Irish Penal Reform Trust has claimed that Justice Minister Michael McDowell will fail in his plan to make all Irish prisons completely drug-free.

IPRT slams planned crackdown on drugs in prison

The Irish Penal Reform Trust has claimed that Justice Minister Michael McDowell will fail in his plan to make all Irish prisons completely drug-free.

The minister is reportedly planning to launch a crackdown on drugs in prison early next year involving mandatory drug-testing, counselling and treatment and other measures to eliminate drug use.

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