INMATES SHOULD NOT HAVE DRUGS

The RCMP and the coroners' service are investigating the death of a
20-year-old inmate at the maximum security Fraser Regional
Correctional Centre in Maple Ridge. Prison officials believe the
inmate, found dead Friday, died of an overdose of street drugs.

Are we missing something?

We thought this was prison, a place where drugs are not allowed. After
all, there are armed guards and tall walls and razor wire and inmates
who are locked in cells.

How do drugs get into a prison?

They get smuggled in, of course, an embarrassing situation that needs
to be addressed for the safety of all involved.

Many people who commit crimes do so because they are addicted to
drugs. How can we expect them to get off drugs while in prison if the
drugs are easily accessible?