Tougher measures against psychoactive drugs in prisons

Pre-testers test substances

NSPs are more unpredictable in their effects than conventional drugs and are also much more difficult to detect. In the prisons, there are therefore sometimes pre-testers who are persuaded by other prisoners to consume them with the promise of a free high, for example, while others observe how strong the substances sent have an effect.

Post in prisons is copied

"This is of course a situation that cannot be tolerated," said Geiert. This is why many letters in prisons are now only handed out to prisoners as copies. In addition, four special drug scanners have been purchased. They are already in use in Leipzig and Regis-Breitingen, while staff in Dresden and Bautzen have yet to be trained. The Minister of Justice wants to put this procedure on a "legally secure footing" by amending the Prison Act. The government has released the corresponding draft bill for consultation in the state parliament.