Prisons are one of the most tightly secured premises. However, traffickers manage to smuggle drugs into them, and usually, addiction levels among prison populations are much higher than among the general public. India is no exception. Drug addiction breeds crime and criminals come back to prisons and expand the market for drugs within the prisons. If this vicious cycle has to be broken, sale of drugs within prison settings has to be tackled effectively. In order to deal with this problem:
a) Prison staff will be sensitised and trained in detecting and apprehending drugs;
b) Wherever necessary, prisons will be equipped with sniffer dogs to check the visitors and packages for drugs;
c) All addicts within the prison shall be registered and compulsorily sent for drug de-addiction.
d) Every new entrant into the prison will be tested for addiction and will be de-addicted if he is found to be addicted.
0 comments:
Post a Comment