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标题：New figures on prison drug seizures.
作者：Flynn, Nick
期刊名称：British Journal of Community Justice
印刷版ISSN：1475-0279
出版年度：2015
期号：March
语种：English
出版社：Sheffield Hallam University
摘要：
According to figures provided in response to a parliamentary question, the Ministry of Justice has disclosed that the number of illegal drug seizures in prisons in England and Wales is rising. There were almost 4,500 instances of illegal substances taken from prisoners in 2013-14 compared to just fewer than 3,800 in 2010-11.
关键词：Confiscations;Illegal drugs;Prison contraband;Prisons

New figures on prison drug seizures.

Flynn, Nick

According to figures provided in response to a parliamentary question, the Ministry of Justice has disclosed that the number of illegal drug seizures in prisons in England and Wales is rising. There were almost 4,500 instances of illegal substances taken from prisoners in 2013-14 compared to just fewer than 3,800 in 2010-11.

The disclosure accompanies a press release by the Ministry of Justice published on 25 January 2015, announcing a crackdown on so called 'legal highs' in prisons. Prison governors have received guidance from the Ministry of Justice setting out new measures available to deal with these New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) including closed visits, additional time in prison and removal of privileges. Legal highs such as 'spice' are synthetic drugs containing chemical compounds which produce similar effects to illegal drugs.

The Ministry of Justice press release, New Crackdown on Dangerous Legal Highs in Prison can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-crackdown-on-dangerous-legal-highs-in prison

Edited by Dr Nick Flynn and Ross Little, De Montfort University