Courts crack down on drones delivering drugs to UK prisons
7 years, 11 months ago

Courts crack down on drones delivering drugs to UK prisons

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A specialist unit will spearhead efforts to stop drones dropping drugs and mobile phones into prisons. The crackdown aims to help disrupt the flow of drugs and mobile phones into prisons as the Government attempts to tackle surging levels of violence and self-harm behind bars. In one recent case drones were used as part of attempts to flood prisons with contraband worth around £48,000. Prisons Minister Sam Gyimah said: "We are absolutely determined to tackle the illegal flow of drugs and mobile phones into our prisons and turn them into places of safety and reform.

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I stood and watched as drones dropped takeaways, drugs and knives into HMP Manchester... now Britain's top prison inspector has a chilling prediction about the future - and why we should all be worrie
1 month, 3 weeks ago

I stood and watched as drones dropped takeaways, drugs and knives into HMP Manchester... now Britain's top prison inspector has a chilling prediction about the future - and why we should all be worrie

Daily Mail  

Night-time at Wandsworth Prison in South-West London and the walls are bathed in a soft, yellow light from security lamps. HMP Manchester, known as Strangeways, was subject to the angry hum of drones on at least 220 occasions in the past year Last month, Charlie Taylor, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, released excoriating reports into both HMP Manchester and Long …

Electronic forcefields bid to block organised crime gangs' 'drug drones' swarming over UK prisons
2 months, 1 week ago

Electronic forcefields bid to block organised crime gangs' 'drug drones' swarming over UK prisons

Daily Mail  

Electronic forcefields could be used to block drones carrying drugs into prisons across the UK. This comes after Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said police and jail chiefs have ‘ceded the airspace above two high-security prisons to organised crime gangs’ amid huge numbers of illicit drone flights. Illustrative picture from security company Drone Defence who have developed a drone …

Broken windows making it easy to drop drugs and weapons into jails – report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Broken windows making it easy to drop drugs and weapons into jails – report

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This is a very concerning report that once again highlights the shocking extent of …

Notorious prison gets emergency overhaul after criminals fly drugs over the walls by drone and inmate removes his own cell door
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Notorious prison gets emergency overhaul after criminals fly drugs over the walls by drone and inmate removes his own cell door

Daily Mail  

A notorious prison is having an emergency upgrade after a watchdog found it was plagued by drugs, violence and vermin. HMP Manchester, formerly known as Strangeways, is getting extra staff and ‘bolstered security measures’, including netting to stop drugs being flown into the jail by drone. Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor found last month the Victorian building was in …

Gangs recruiting skilled drone pilots to smuggle drugs, ketchup and shower gel into prisons, police warn
5 months ago

Gangs recruiting skilled drone pilots to smuggle drugs, ketchup and shower gel into prisons, police warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As well as fuelling growing violence inside prisons, as prisoners …

GRAHAM GRANT: It didn't take Mystic Meg to see what a monumentally stupid idea SNP's phones for prisoners would be
7 months, 1 week ago

GRAHAM GRANT: It didn't take Mystic Meg to see what a monumentally stupid idea SNP's phones for prisoners would be

Daily Mail  

No one was shocked by the revelation that prisoners used taxpayer-funded mobile phones to commit crime – apart from jail chiefs and ministers. Back in April 2020, in the early weeks of the Covid pandemic, Mr Yousaf said the use of ‘free’ mobiles in prisons would be done in a way which is ‘practical and safe for those in custody, …

Violence, self-harm and widespread drug use: Figures lay bare the crisis facing Britain’s prisons
8 months ago

Violence, self-harm and widespread drug use: Figures lay bare the crisis facing Britain’s prisons

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood claimed the government had ‘no option’ but …

Overdoses double at prison where inmates say it’s ‘easy’ to get drugs
1 year, 5 months ago

Overdoses double at prison where inmates say it’s ‘easy’ to get drugs

The Independent  

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New technology pinpoints prison cells where mobile phones are used for drug dealing and violence
3 years, 2 months ago

New technology pinpoints prison cells where mobile phones are used for drug dealing and violence

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prisoners using illegal mobile phones are being detected in their own …

Surge in violence in London jail as inmates live in cells without lighting and hot water, says report
5 years, 6 months ago

Surge in violence in London jail as inmates live in cells without lighting and hot water, says report

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There has been an “alarming” rise in violence and drugs …

Drug-fuelled prison violence affecting up to 20 jails, minister admits after G4S lose control of crisis-hit HMP Birmingham
6 years, 7 months ago

Drug-fuelled prison violence affecting up to 20 jails, minister admits after G4S lose control of crisis-hit HMP Birmingham

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Stewart’s comments followed a scathing critique of the jail by Peter Clarke, chief …

Government announces £30m to 'bring jails up to standard'
6 years, 8 months ago

Government announces £30m to 'bring jails up to standard'

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Justice Minister David Gauke said the money would go towards tackling organised crime behind …

Prisoners get laptops to order treats from their cells
7 years, 5 months ago

Prisoners get laptops to order treats from their cells

Daily Mail  

Prisoners are being handed laptops so they can order treats from their cells, it was revealed yesterday. Inmates use the laptops, called net books, to buy food including chocolate bars, tinned fruit, tea bags and coffee, toiletries, stamps and batteries from the prison shop system. ‘Prisoners whose net book was removed for poor behaviour or who chose not to have …

'Staggering' rise in prison violence means youth jails are no longer safe, prison watchdog warns
7 years, 8 months ago

'Staggering' rise in prison violence means youth jails are no longer safe, prison watchdog warns

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The reasons for this slump in standards are no doubt complex, but need to …

Drugs and mobile phones seized from prisoners in vast numbers in 2016, Ministry of Justice figures show
7 years, 8 months ago

Drugs and mobile phones seized from prisoners in vast numbers in 2016, Ministry of Justice figures show

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 200 kilograms of drugs and 13,000 mobile phones were …

Government plans to crack down on drones in prisons branded 'public relations exercise' by prison experts
7 years, 11 months ago

Government plans to crack down on drones in prisons branded 'public relations exercise' by prison experts

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “When drones are found within prison walls they normally contain things like prepaid SIM …

Justice Secretary Liz Truss suggests barking dogs could stop drones flying drugs into prisons
8 years, 3 months ago

Justice Secretary Liz Truss suggests barking dogs could stop drones flying drugs into prisons

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Justice Secretary Liz Truss left MPs baffled after claiming that barking …

UK prisons could use eagles to stop drug and weapon smuggling drones, Justice Minister suggests
8 years, 4 months ago

UK prisons could use eagles to stop drug and weapon smuggling drones, Justice Minister suggests

The Independent  

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Criminals are now using drones to send drugs to prison inmates
8 years, 7 months ago

Criminals are now using drones to send drugs to prison inmates

Firstpost  

While Amazon and the British government are looking into how to use drones to deliver parcels to customers, criminals are already exploiting the technology to send drugs to accomplices in prison. Police said on Monday they recovered two drones carrying mobile phones and drugs near London’s Pentonville prison and have set up a special task force - Operation Airborne - …

Criminal gangs 'using drones to deliver legal highs to prisons'
9 years, 2 months ago

Criminal gangs 'using drones to deliver legal highs to prisons'

The Independent  

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Drones Could Be Used To Smuggle Drugs And Firearms Into Prison, Security Experts Have Warned
9 years, 6 months ago

Drones Could Be Used To Smuggle Drugs And Firearms Into Prison, Security Experts Have Warned

Huff Post  

The use of drones with the potential to drop drugs and firearms into prisons, is an “emerging threat”, an intelligence expert has warned. Drones could potentially be used to smuggle dangerous items into prisons, experts have warned Although there is currently no evidence of firearms being smuggled into facilities by drones, NOMS said that there was “potential” for it. “Everywhere …

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