Inmates given iPads
In a £1.3 million government scheme thousands of prisoners suffering drug and drink addictions are to be given iPads for Zoom therapy sessions.
Offenders will be given the iPads to get live counselling, videos of detox programmes by drug and drink treatment specialists, and Q and A sessions across 86 prisons.
Led by prisons minister Alex Chalk, the initiative is an attempt to tackle the drugs crisis and reduce demand in jails "at source" after a £100 million Ministry of Justice investment in external measures to combat drug smuggling through X-ray scanners, sniffer dogs and drones.
Mr Chalk said, "We know one of the great drivers of instability in prisons are drugs. We need to use technology as a way of addressing the problem at source."
An analysis of data by think tank Reform found the number of inmates developing drug problems has more than doubled in five years, with figures increasing from 6 per cent to 15 per cent between 2014 and 2019. One in seven prisoners is becoming addicted to drugs.
The Johnson Partnership
Derby Crime Solicitors
01332 370 473
Get in touch
with your query or requirements
Derby Crime Solicitors
You may have been charged with a criminal offence. We can and will help.
From misdemeanors to more serious matters you'll find a voice at the end of the phone (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) who can provide the in depth knowledge you'll need.
Covering Chesterfield, Derby and Derbyshire.
Contact
Suite 1,
42 Friar Gate,
Derby,
DE1 1DA
01332 370473
42 Friar Gate,
Derby,
DE1 1DA
01332 370473
3 Burlington House,
19 Burlington St,
Chesterfield,
Derbyshire,
S40 1RX
01246 520930
19 Burlington St,
Chesterfield,
Derbyshire,
S40 1RX
01246 520930