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AI scanning of seized prisoner phones

His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service · Corrections and probation · 2025-07-31

status as stated: will be able to digitally scanOfficial announcementSearch and retrieval

A Ministry of Justice announcement says an AI tool will digitally scan the contents of mobile phones seized from prisoners. The source says the intended use is to uncover secret messages and help stop weapons or contraband entering prisons.

"Another AI tool will be able to digitally scan the contents of mobile phones seized from prisoners"

Official record: gov.uk · archived copy
Read: 2026-09-07 · primary document read
Found via: GOV.UK MoJ press release search
Notes: The same announcement also describes the Violence in Prisons Estimator and Splink uses recorded separately from ATRS entries.

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