Any contraband introduced into the jail is something we always chase our tail about. We're always looking for it. We don't believe an exchange program will work. We've been asking your government time and time again, I think since 2007, for drug testing on us for blood exposure. There's a big risk if we don't have something in place to protect us and then we introduce something that is harmful to us or that we run a risk from. Inmates take that needle—and we've had hostage takings in which they've had a syringe filled with blood, and they've put it to the officer's neck and said, “I'm HIV positive, and you're going to be, too”. We see needle-stick injuries from them taping needles under their desks to hide them. It's just a risk. It's another piece of contraband for us in the jail which puts us at risk.
On January 29th, 2015. See this statement in context.