This updated Policy Framework provides end-to-end instruction and guidance on the procurement, installation and use of X-ray body scanners in prisons and it relates to Adult Male Prisoners only (all prisoners over 18). View the amended Policy Framework with explanatory text >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join […]
A prisoner has won £7,500 in damages after suing a jail for forcing him to have X-ray body scans to check for contraband. Vincent Horsfall, 32, launched the legal action after he was ordered to go through the scanner twice last April following a visit from family members at HMP Oakwood in Staffordshire. Horsfall was […]
New figures reveal more than 46,900 suspect items have been identified by the 75 high-tech X-ray body scanners installed in all closed adult male prisons since July 2020. It demonstrates the effectiveness of the Government’s £100m investment in prison security and new technology to cut violence, drug use and disruption on prison landings. From this […]