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Sunday, December 09, 2007

Warning over jail inmates' phones


Warning over jail inmates' phones

"Prison officers are calling for the installation of more mobile phone blocking equipment in jails.

Ministry of Justice figures show up to 3,500 phones were smuggled into England and Wales jails in the last year
".

Photo: BBC

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

whats the point of this? Are you saying the prisoners should have phones or not?

Quite frankly, the point of being sent to prison should be about taking away the persons freedoms and reforming them so that they are able to live on the outside without the need of crime.

So why are they having them or are they allowed?

jailhouselawyer said...

anti liberals: Mobile phones are not allowed in closed prisons although those in open prisons are allowed to possess them when out and about on day release licence.

It's a breach of security that some prisoners are able to obtain mobile phones.

There is a security issue, however, I think it is time to allow prisoners to have mobile phones in their possession to maintain contact with their families and friends, if only because of the artificially high price of calls from public phone booths in prison.

Catchthebudgie said...

Well why not give them all a mobile. Supplied by the prison with only family numbers as calling contacts. Might work?

Anonymous said...

Oi think that mobile phones disguised as teddy bears named Mohammed might mark the way forward. Call me a cunt but ye knaw whit ah mean...