"Some serious organised crime gang members are coming into prison and their feet just don't touch the ground. They're running operations and making a lot of money almost from the moment they get into the jail. And at the moment, it feels fairly consequence-free."
"We should be thinking about assertively managing some of these people within prisons - separating them, controlling the regime and saying to them clearly: If you want to be part of the normal regime of a prison, you need to stop commissioning drug sales into the jail."
"We have done that with radicalisers and you could see the effect that had - governors breathed an absolute sigh of relief."
"More than one in 10 men and nearly two in five women have developed a drug habit while in prison, with 39% of prisoners finding it easy to get drugs."
Jailed criminals involved in drug trafficking should be isolated from other inmates and managed more assertively, according to prison watchdog Charlie Taylor. Major drug dealers operate consequence-free in prisons, leading to violence and chaos. Taylor advocates for regular searches and a clear message that drug sales must stop for normal prison privileges. He cites successful isolation of radical extremists as a model. A report indicates that drug use in prisons is rampant, with many inmates developing habits while incarcerated, exacerbating violence and debt issues.
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