Dangerous inmates to be handed phones to talk to family from their cells

THOUSANDS of phones will be handed to lags so they can chat to family from their cells. Justice Secretary Dominic Raab will allow even dangerous cons including terrorists to talk in private. Alamy Mobile phones will be handed to lags so they can chat to family from their cells[/caption] But he is certain the secure phones, that only call approved numbers, will see reoffending rates plummet. The Ministry of Justice claims offenders who maintain family ties are nearly 40 per cent less likely to turn back to crime. The number of phones rolled out will be unveiled in a Prison White paper later this year. Around 1,500 were handed to lags in the pandemic as face-to-face meets were cancelled. The Sun understands calls will be recorded and monitored at random. Terrorists will have all conversations monitored. Lags will pay for every call via their jail jobs. Most read in Politics SLEAZE ROW Ministers brush off Owen Paterson sleaze scandal as 'storm in a teacup' 'BACK OFF BRITAIN' Macron is using fishing row to take revenge on UK, says political rival FLIP FLOP FURY Bungling PM needs tough enforcer to stop embarrassing U-turns, warn Tories ON THE WRONG SIDE Patel accuses Labour of backing people traffickers after blocking laws PIG HEADED China 'inflaming UK's pig cull crisis' by refusing to buy 1000s of our pork cuts 'DIFFICULT' Prince Charles turns down chance to protest alongside Greta Thunberg David Spencer, of the Centre for Crime Prevention, blasted: "This barmy policy is just asking for trouble and will result in more prisoners being able to conduct illegal activities from their cell. "Far from rewarding criminals with free phones, the Ministry of Justice should stop illicit phones being smuggled in, and spend this money on making the prison system work better for law-abiding citizens." The Prison Service said: "Maintaining family ties is proven to reduce reoffending, prevent further crimes and protect the public." PA Dominic Raab will allow even dangerous cons including terrorists to talk in private[/caption] Getty The number of phones rolled out will be unveiled in a Prison White paper later this year[/caption] The Sun Manage Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email service.