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Abstract
This research paper will consist of an analysis of the use and abuse of
illicit drugs within the prison systems on a global basis. With information
gathered from various sources such as the internet and one on one interviews
with an inmate in a male correctional facility and a former inmate of a
female correctional facility I intend to show the rampant flow of drugs in
and out of the prison system, the control of (or lack there of) by prison
officials, the drug gangs and dealers in correctional facilities, the rate
of addiction, and treatments available to inmates suffering from addiction.

The introduction of drugs into the prison system has been an issue for
corrections staff for many years. Prison officials suspect inmate visitors
are the main source of how drugs coming into prisons. Although inmates and
visitors are subjected to a meticulous search prior to contact with one
another, the introduction of drugs is happening on a regular basis.......

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