Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
Some federal prison guards should be able to scratch a crappy job from their duties next year when Correctional Service Canada takes delivery of new gear to counter drug smuggling.
The official name for the equipment is “banned substances recovery equipment.”
It’s a toilet that allows guards to safely recover drugs that a person may be trying to sneak into a prison by carrying them in their digestive system.
Right now, if guards suspect someone is carrying drugs in that manner, they direct the person to a bathroom to see if they will pass the drugs. That puts the guards in the unenviable position of trying to recover the drug-filled baggie or condom from other contents of the suspect’s bowels.
But the specialized toilet being ordered, called a Drugloo and manufactured by a British company of the same name, should make that process a distant and smelly memory for correctional officers.
According to Drugloo’s website, feces are washed into an attached recovery container by automatic sprays. Water and antimicrobial fluids are used to separate and wash any drug packages. The package then goes into a sealed chute and from there is dropped directly into an evidence container, without anyone having touched the item.
The company says the toilets protect employees from the threat of disease or contamination while respecting the rights of the person being detained.
It also prevents someone from flushing the evidence away.
Correctional Service Canada is expected to have the toilets by March.
Spokeswoman Caroline McNicoll said drugs inside prisons have serious impacts, including violent criminal behaviour, interference with programs for inmates and the spread of disease.
“The detection of contraband, especially drugs, is a serious challenge for security staff, in part due to the number of persons who enter and leave an institution during any given time period,” she said.
A medium-sized jail with 650 inmates can see 1,900 people enter or leave the facility every week.
McNicoll didn’t have statistics on the number of people charged or the amount of drugs seized at the country’s federal jails, but said cannabis products such as marijuana and hashish are seized most often.
“They are relatively cheap and widely available on the street, therefore they are the most likely to be smuggled,” she said.
Drugloos are installed in police stations, prisons, secure hospitals, airports and young offenders jails in countries around the world, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, Spain and Africa, says the company’s website.
They will be installed in eight Canadian prisons from Quebec to British Columbia, and the tender documents include the option for up to six more units.
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Source: winnipegsun.com
Author: Ian Fairclough
Copyright: 2009 Winnipeg Sun
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Website: Specialized toilet to recover drugs at prisons
The official name for the equipment is “banned substances recovery equipment.”
It’s a toilet that allows guards to safely recover drugs that a person may be trying to sneak into a prison by carrying them in their digestive system.
Right now, if guards suspect someone is carrying drugs in that manner, they direct the person to a bathroom to see if they will pass the drugs. That puts the guards in the unenviable position of trying to recover the drug-filled baggie or condom from other contents of the suspect’s bowels.
But the specialized toilet being ordered, called a Drugloo and manufactured by a British company of the same name, should make that process a distant and smelly memory for correctional officers.
According to Drugloo’s website, feces are washed into an attached recovery container by automatic sprays. Water and antimicrobial fluids are used to separate and wash any drug packages. The package then goes into a sealed chute and from there is dropped directly into an evidence container, without anyone having touched the item.
The company says the toilets protect employees from the threat of disease or contamination while respecting the rights of the person being detained.
It also prevents someone from flushing the evidence away.
Correctional Service Canada is expected to have the toilets by March.
Spokeswoman Caroline McNicoll said drugs inside prisons have serious impacts, including violent criminal behaviour, interference with programs for inmates and the spread of disease.
“The detection of contraband, especially drugs, is a serious challenge for security staff, in part due to the number of persons who enter and leave an institution during any given time period,” she said.
A medium-sized jail with 650 inmates can see 1,900 people enter or leave the facility every week.
McNicoll didn’t have statistics on the number of people charged or the amount of drugs seized at the country’s federal jails, but said cannabis products such as marijuana and hashish are seized most often.
“They are relatively cheap and widely available on the street, therefore they are the most likely to be smuggled,” she said.
Drugloos are installed in police stations, prisons, secure hospitals, airports and young offenders jails in countries around the world, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, Spain and Africa, says the company’s website.
They will be installed in eight Canadian prisons from Quebec to British Columbia, and the tender documents include the option for up to six more units.
NewsHawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: winnipegsun.com
Author: Ian Fairclough
Copyright: 2009 Winnipeg Sun
Contact: Contact Us | Winnipeg Sun
Website: Specialized toilet to recover drugs at prisons
