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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Benedict Smith

Ex-prisoners to face compulsory drug testing in new scheme

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Thousands of ex-prisoners face compulsory drug testing after being released from jail as part of a £1.2 million scheme to reduce crime and drug-related deaths.

From Monday, offenders supervised in probation hostels – known as approved premises – will be randomly tested for 14 different drugs.

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