Pubdate: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 Source: Maple Ridge Times (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 Lower Mainland Publishing Group Inc Contact: http://www.mrtimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1372 INMATES SHOULD NOT HAVE DRUGS The RCMP and the coroners' service are investigating the death of a 20-year-old inmate at the maximum security Fraser Regional Correctional Centre in Maple Ridge. Prison officials believe the inmate, found dead Friday, died of an overdose of street drugs. Are we missing something? We thought this was prison, a place where drugs are not allowed. After all, there are armed guards and tall walls and razor wire and inmates who are locked in cells. How do drugs get into a prison? They get smuggled in, of course, an embarrassing situation that needs to be addressed for the safety of all involved. Many people who commit crimes do so because they are addicted to drugs. How can we expect them to get off drugs while in prison if the drugs are easily accessible? - --- MAP posted-by: Derek