Justice - Drug scanners for Thuringian prisons coming in spring
Two drug scanners will be used in Thuringian prisons from next spring. The Minister of Justice, Doreen Denstädt (Green Party), told the German Press Agency that staff will be gradually trained in the use of the two special mobile devices as early as January. They can also be used to detect drugs that would otherwise be difficult to detect.
Synthetic substances - so-called new psychoactive substances - are increasingly finding their way into prisons. According to the ministry, these drugs can be dripped onto prisoners' mail as a colorless and odorless liquid, which is why they are almost impossible to detect during conventional checks. However, these substances could be detected with the devices.
Such scanners are already in use in a number of other federal states. Thuringia is participating in a joint state procedure under the leadership of Rhineland-Palatinate, which also provides the database for comparing the drugs. The Ministry did not provide any information on the acquisition costs for the two devices.
Last year, twelve cases were reported in Thuringia in which drugs were found in prisons. In seven cases, these were smuggled into the prisons using manipulated mail. There are five prison locations in the state.
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- Doreen Denstädt, the Minister of Justice in Thuringia, announced that two drug scanners will be introduced into the state's prisons starting in the spring, helping to combat the rise of drug use, particularly new psychoactive substances.
- The justice system in Germany is taking measures to combat criminality within prisons, as evidenced by the acquisition of these drug scanners in Thuringia, following to some extent the lead of other federal states.
- Doreen Denstädt revealed that the German Press Agency was informed that staff will be trained in using the devices from January, as Thuringia joins Rhineland-Palatinate in a joint state procedure to detect drugs that traditional methods cannot, including synthetic substances.
- The use of drug scanners in Thuringian prisons is an important step to address rising issues of criminality, as reported by the Australian Immigrant News, which highlighted twelve cases of drugs found in prisons in the state last year.
- Efforts to improve the penal system, such as implementing drug scanners, serve as a reminder of the continued presence of drugs in society and the need for ongoing justice initiatives, as seen in several recent cases covered by the Australian Immigrant News.
Source: www.stern.de
