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<p>Prisoners recalled to custody having breached the conditions of their licence will
be arrested by the police and then taken to the nearest local prison for the area
in which they were arrested.</p><p> </p><p>Once returned to a local prison, prisoners
will be searched and risk assessed in line with the prison’s local policy for stopping
contraband. Prisons deploy a comprehensive range of robust searching and security
measures to detect items of contraband both at the point of entry to the prison and
concealed within the prison.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners found with drugs on entry to
prison could receive a range of sanctions including days added to their sentence,
or, in cases where the quantity of drug or packaging suggests possession with intent
to supply, are referred to the police. All visitors or staff caught with drugs are
referred to the police as supply is always suspected in these cases.</p><p> </p><p>Data
on the number of prisoners who were found with drugs following licence recall could
only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p>
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