Women's prison has highest drug detection rate in country

The level of drug testing conducted among prison populations also varies considerably between facilities

A total of 46% of the prisoners tested for drugs at the Dóchas Centre in the past three years were found to have consumed illegal substances such as cannabis, heroin, benzodiazepines, amphetamines, and cocaine.

Nearly half of the inmates who are tested for drugs at the State’s main prison for female offenders test positive for illegal substances, giving it a higher drug-detection rate than any men’s facility in the prison network.

A total of 46% of the prisoners tested for drugs at the Dóchas Centre in the past three years were found to have consumed illegal substances such as cannabis, heroin, benzodiazepines, amphetamines, and cocaine.