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Prisoners and mobile phones

2012 February 29

Update

“Social network sites and protection of the public” Herald

Following posted on 21.2.12

“Killers using Facebook behind bars logged out by prison bosses” Daily Record

Following posted on 13.2.12

“Jailed killers logging on to Facebook from behind bars to laugh at justice and torment victims” Daily Record

Following posted on 31.8.11

“Crimelords targeted as they run empires from inside jail cells” Scotsman

Following posted on 19.2.10

“Milkman arrested for smuggling mobile phones to Scots prisoners inside milk deliveries” Daily Record

Following posted on 12.12.08

“Mobile phone ban for prisoners” Daily Record
“Ban on possession of mobile phones in prison” Herald
“Mobiles banned from jails to clamp down on crimelords” STV
“Mobile phones banned in Scotland’s prisons” Holyrood.com
“Ban on mobile phones in prison” Law Society Journal Online

Following posted on 24.11.08

“Prisoners caught with phones face longer jail terms” Herald
“Inmates with mobile phones face extra time” Times
“Crackdown on prisoner mobile use” BBC
“Big prison crackdown on mobiles” Press and Journal

Press releases

“Ban on prison mobiles” Scot.Gov. (November 2008)
“Prison ban on mobiles” Scot.Gov. (December 2008)

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