Prisoners and Young Offenders: Telephone Services
Lords · Question HL6639 · Tabled 12 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative impact of providing (1) a PIN telephone system, and (2) in-cell telephones, on the number of calls prisoners and young offenders make to (a) family members, (b) support workers
Answer
Answered by Lord Timpson, 30 Apr 2025
In-cell telephony has now superseded the former PIN system in all prisons in the closed estate. The introduction of in-cell telephony across the prison estate has significantly improved the ability of prisoners and young people to access support, and to e...