The Criminal Justice Inspection report finds tackling access to drugs at HMP Magilligan is too slow.
Inspections found that random drug testing at HMP Magilligan had an average higher rate of positives than at most similar prisonsThere has been "insufficient progress" dealing with the problem of drug use at Magilligan Prison near Limavady, a report has found.The Criminal Justice Inspection report covered a check-up on recommendations made after a 2021 inspection.
"We do not underestimate the challenges faced, particularly with the current prison population numbers and resource challenges," she added. "The installation of body scanners and reintroduction of mandatory drug testing had helped reduce the level of drugs and other contraband being smuggled into the prison."