MDT
Mandatory Drug Testing
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The MDT program, in operation since 1996, serves multiple purposes: providing insights into drug misuse patterns, deterring prisoners from drug use, identifying those needing drug treatment referrals, contributing to drug supply reduction, and enhancing prisoner safety, violence reduction, and order within facilities. Drug testing of offenders can occur for various reasons, with only one managed via NOMIS — the random generated test list. NOMIS lacks an official platform for recording drug testing data. Prisons with an average population of 400 or more must randomly test between 5% and 15% of their population, while those with fewer than 400 must test 10% monthly. Testing follows strict guidelines outlined in the Manual (PSO 3601).