Drugs use in prisons remains rife: Report

Prisoners in Irish jails have tested positive for drugs more than 40,000 times in the past three years.

Drugs use in prisons remains rife: Report

Prisoners in Irish jails have tested positive for drugs more than 40,000 times in the past three years.

Figures published today show that there has been no drop in drug use among inmates since the drug-free prisons policy was introduced in 2004.

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