Prisons: Alcoholic Drinks

(asked on 24th October 2016) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to prohibit powdered and vaporised alcohol in prisons.


Answered by
Lord Keen of Elie Portrait
Lord Keen of Elie
Shadow Minister (Justice)
This question was answered on 3rd November 2016

All forms of alcohol are prohibited within prisons. Unauthorised possession of any such item is a disciplinary offence which can result in additional days in prison.

It is a criminal offence under the Prison Act to convey alcohol into or out of a prison or to pass it to a prisoner.

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