Drug abuse continues to be a serious problem at one of the North East's prisons, inspectors have concluded.
One in four inmates at HMP Durham is using illicit drugs, the HM Inspectorate of Prisons said following an unannounced visit in October.
Arrangements for prisoners on the heroin substitute methadone are also "unsatisfactory" said the report.
However, the prison was praised for keeping inmates safe, as well as the quality of healthcare and education.
Over a quarter of prisoners at the jail are on a drug treatment programme, inspectors said.
Drugs are a huge issue in most prison's if truth be told. I don't think they'll ever get on top of that situation.
ReplyDeleteI should have thought it was a problem at every prison.
ReplyDeleteI agree James, I guess I was just being polite. lol..
ReplyDeleteSome come over the wall, some through visits. I wonder how most of them get through?
ReplyDeleteA lot of the smuggling is blamed on the families that visit Charles. However, prison officers know the know when it comes to sneaking in parcels. A recent Panorama programme only showed 5 minutes of convicted prison officers guilty of smuggling. Typical really! Paula x
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