United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 398
Prisons: Mobile Phones
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7 November 2023
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15 November 2023 · Answer
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15 November 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce mobile phone use in prisons.
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7 November 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce mobile phone use in prisons.
Source: Commons
15 November 2023
Answer
It is a crime to possess or operate a mobile phone in prisons, and prisoners caught with devices can face extra time behind bars. Our £100 million Security Investment Programme, aimed at reducing crime in prisons, completed in March 2022, and included fun...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-07/398
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1667952
- uk · wq-1667952 · source updated 15 November 2023