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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Tories call for rigorous drug testing in jails

Tories call for rigorous drug testing in jails

The Conservatives want to cut down on illegal substances in prison.



The Conservatives are claiming that nine out of ten Scots want to see prisoners tested for drugs while they are in jail.

An opinion poll for the party, carried out by YouGov, found 91% of people questioned agreed inmates should be subject to mandatory drug testing.

The Tories have repeatedly called for action to tackle the drugs problem inside Scotland's jails, including mandatory drug tests. Recent figures showed that drugs were found in prisons 1,705 times between January 1 and November 23 this year.


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John Hirst Hull, East Yorkshire, GB "Who is John Hirst?" the Sun online questioned the day after the UK lost its appeal to the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR in the prisoners votes case. The profile was not very informative nor flattering. But, I don't like the Sun either so we are quits. I was born, at 2 I was put into Dr Barnardo's Homes. What they called care, we refer to it as physical and sexual abuse. I drifted into crime, and spent 35 years in prison. In spite of the system, I reformed and rehabilitated myself with the support of some within and outside of the system. I was transformed from a law breaker into a law-maker. I am firmly committed to prisoners rights, and am a campaigner for penal reform. I live in a 3 bedroom terrace house within a cul-de-sac, and have a dog as a companion. My Latvian friend keeps invading my space and telling me I need a wife. She does keep the house clean and tidy, but loves my dog and calls him her boyfriend... Recently, Viking FM have asked for advice and reports for the news on radio on Criminal Justice issues. In addition, I used to write regularly for Inside Time the National newspaper for prisoners.
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