Prisons: Drugs
2026-05-28 · Ministry of Justice · 4300 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) anabolic steroid and (b) image and performance enhancing drugs use in prisons.
Answer
Prisons in England and Wales have a range of specialist staff and equipment to tackle the smuggling of contraband into prisons, including drugs. We have invested over £40 million into new physical security measures to clamp down on the contraband that fue...