Drugs in Prison

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This paper discusses the drugs and the ways they are smuggled into and easily sold in the prison environment. The paper describes the many approaches used to attempt to reduce drug use in prison, including punishment, encouraging snitches, treatment plans and drug testing. The author believes that the drug problem in the prison system does not appear to have any easy solution will continue to be present in the prison system for many years to come.

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"Politicians have been quick to condemn drug use in prisons, in the interest of appeasing their constituents. For many of their constituents, the idea of drug use in prison conjures up images of an overfed inmates sitting on their bunks casually smoking a "doobie." People with this image of drug use in prison often see drug use as a luxury or liberty enjoyed by prisoners. As such, drug use is seen as a type of "reward" for being in prison, and a direct negation of the punishment the inmates should be receiving for their crimes against society."

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