Inmates have banned phones

A SHOCK new report has revealed that Britain’s prisons have been flooded with illegally held mobile phones.

The report by HM Prisons Service claimed that one in every 23 inmates had access to mobiles, which are strictly forbidden inside jails.

Inspectors said the number of phones and SIM cards seized by warders had risen by almost 40 per cent in the last two years from 2,248 in 2006 to 3,606 last year.