Prison drugs plea
The family of a prisoner who died in his cell from a heroin overdose called for urgent action to stop drugs being smuggled into jails. Their plea came after an inquest jury decided that Derek Croxson, 34, who was on remand at Belmarsh prison, south-east London, died from non-dependent drug use.
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