Written question asked by Julian Knight (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 April 2019. It was answered by Rory Stewart (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 April 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prisoners: Rehabilitation
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to introduce new technology into prisons to assist with rehabilitation.
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The Digital Prisons Programme was established to pilot technology in prisons so that an assessment could be made as to whether technology could lead to safer and more effective prisons.
Although this programme has now closed, the In-Cell Telephony Project will continue rollout of in-cell telephones and offender self-service kiosks. By March 2020, 50 prisons will have in-cell phones and 11 prisons will have self-service kiosks. In-cell telephones will provide a crucial means of allowing prisoners to build and maintain family relationships, something we know is fundamental to their rehabilitation.
Work is also currently underway to look at forming the future strategy for technology in prisons and the Ministry of Justice is conducting research to evaluate the benefits of the technology already deployed. The evaluation report is intended for publication in 2019.
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- 2017-19
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- Prisoners Prisons Rehabilitation Technology
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