DETAINED Sen. Leila de Lima has sought “mandatory and unannounced” drug tests for both prisoners and their custodians to put a stop to the reported unabated drug abuse in penal institutions nationwide.

The senator filed Senate Bill 1496 or the "Drug-Free Prisons Act of 2017" that seeks to conduct regular drug tests in all detention facilities nationwide, including the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.

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