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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Drone-blocking technology ‘urgently’ required at jails in England and Wales

A ‘no drone zone’ sign at HMP Manchester.
Category A prisons should be given anti-drone technology within two years, according to the MPs’ report. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Drone-jamming technology must be rolled out urgently across jails in England and Wales to help stem the endemic use and trade of drugs by organised gangs, MPs have concluded.

The Commons justice select committee has found that the Prison Service’s ability to maintain safety and control is being “critically undermined by the scale of the trade and use of illicit drugs”.

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