I don't fully agree with that statement. Obviously we make it very difficult for inmates to smuggle drugs into our institution and so, yes, the institutional value of drugs is significantly higher than it is on the street.
Drug prices within an institution obviously fluctuate through with supply and demand. But from my experience over the years, they have seemed somewhat consistent. Drug addicts are going to use them, if drugs are readily available. The value of the drugs and what these individuals are paying for these drugs is a major issue because, frankly, they cannot afford the drugs and yet they just keep buying them. They become indebted and keep using them. They get into more debt, and they eventually come to us for protection, because they just cannot continue paying off their debt.
Yes, I agree that if we reduced the drugs significantly inside the institution, the value would increase and, yes, the debts would increase. And if people aren't paying off their debts, that's when we see the violence, the assaults.
I'm not sure if that answers your question or not.