September 8, 2004
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Prisoners milk redbacks for venom
07sep04
NSW prison inmates kept deadly redback spiders to milk their venom and inject themselves for a hit. The State Opposition also revealed today that some other prisoners managed to cultivate a 40cm marijuana plant in the grounds of another jail.
The four 'pet' redbacks were discovered at Grafton prison on February 19 this year. Their venom had been milked and watered down to be injected for a high. The marijuana plant was found at Long Bay jail four days later.
Figures obtained by the Opposition show weapons in NSW prisons have quadrupled in 12 months, while drug use and jail brewing have doubled.
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