SCOTTISH inmates should be given phones as well as televisions in their cells as part of attempts to make them feel like normal human beings and cut reoffending, the prison service's chief executive has said.
SCOTTISH inmates should be given phones as well as televisions in their cells as part of attempts to make them feel like normal human beings and cut reoffending, the prison service's chief executive has said.
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ROBBIE DINWOODIE SCOTTISH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
Colin McConnell told MSPs on Holyrood's Justice Committee it would enable prisoners to keep in touch with their families, making them less likely to get into trouble after their release.
Describing himself as a "fan of TVs in cells", Mr McConnell said there were lots of positives that would come from allowing such a move.
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