HOW DID DRUGS GET INTO PRISONS?

NEEDLE SWAP NEEDED IN PRISON, REPORT SAYS

One has to wonder how the drugs and needles are getting into the
prisons in the first place.

A needle exchange program puts a dubious stamp of approval on an
illegal activity and does nothing to reinforce the rehabilitation
process the drug users are supposed to be going through while in prison.

A much better idea would be to find the sources providing the drugs
and needles to the inmates and make it impossible for these sources to
continue supplying them.

It might mean that everyone (including prison personnnel) entering the
facility would have to change into institution-issued dress and leave
all personal items in lockers.

No food that does not originate from the facility's cafeteria should
be allowed, and all gifts should be thoroughly screened. Surely in
this day and age, security measures can be put in place to stop the
open secret of drug trafficking in our penal institutions.

Vivienne Edwards,

Toronto