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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 12 Dec 2013 08:30 |
It is being said in some papers today, that according to a report published by the National Audit Office (NAO), that new prisons are being built with in-cell telephones and terminals to help inmates to order meals and choose activities. |
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~Lynda~ | Report | 12 Dec 2013 08:42 |
Was this in the Daily Mail OFITG :-D |
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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 12 Dec 2013 09:02 |
The Times |
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~Lynda~ | Report | 12 Dec 2013 10:04 |
Having had dealings within the prison system, work & visiting, I can see that in cell telephones could work well, it'd save prison officers going to a cell when a prisoner called, for whatever reason that'd be. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 12 Dec 2013 15:53 |
you mean inter com rather than normal telephones, surely? |
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Sue In Yorkshire. | Report | 12 Dec 2013 16:15 |
They are proper cell phones and the prisoners are also going to get en-suite showers. |
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DazedConfused | Report | 12 Dec 2013 19:58 |
Am I the only person who see a far more sinister side to this story! |
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Silly Sausage | Report | 13 Dec 2013 09:27 |
I totally agree DC, when I read it I thought shouts cutbacks this does and means the prisoners will be locked up longer, would I call being locked in a cell or even a nice new room with en suite and got to speak to another person through an intercom 3 times a day no thank you. |
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DazedConfused | Report | 15 Dec 2013 13:48 |
It all boils down to costs. The initial cost of building will be high, but in the long run the staffing levels which will be far less than at present in older prisons means the personnel costs will be lower. So over time it becomes a cheaper way of running prisons. |
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