Tags: Drugs

Prisons and corrections institutions in Maine and across the nation struggle to keep drugs out of their jails and the hands of their inmates. The death of a 24-year old prisoner in Cumberland County Jail in Portland due to drug overdose highlights the frustration jail officals go through in their efforts to keep jails clean of illegal substances.

The dealer who supplied drugs to the recently deceased singer revealed the extent of Prince's addiction. He said that the pop icon spent $40,000 at a time for six-month supplies of Dilaudid pills and Fentanyl patches.

Texas prison officials are reviewing the action of US Food and Drug Administration on blocking the state's efforts in acquiring and importing of drug used in executions.