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Ireland: prison service considering use of body scanners to detect drugs following death of incarcerated person
The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is researching the use of body scanners for the detection of drugs after the death of an incarcerated person in custody who had returned from temporary release.
Source: Irish examiner (16/09/2025)