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Decision report 201203496

  • Case ref:
    201203496
  • Date:
    May 2013
  • Body:
    Scottish Prison Service
  • Sector:
    Prisons
  • Outcome:
    Not upheld, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    personal property

Summary

Mr C, who is a prisoner, complained that he was not allowed to use his electric typewriter in prison. He said that he had previously been in another prison, where he had been allowed to use it. He also felt that the prison had not responded properly to his complaint about this.

Our investigation found that it is national Scottish Prison Service policy not to allow in use electrical items with the potential to connect with the internet or each other. Mr C's typewriter had a similar function, and so fell within the policy, which we found had been correctly applied in the prison. We were also satisfied that the prison had responded appropriately to his complaint.

Updated: March 13, 2018