Question reference: S5W-08321
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 March 2017
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 April 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how visits by independent prison monitors are publicised to prisoners.
Answer
Neither prisons nor prisoners are routinely made aware of the times and dates that Independent Prison Monitors will be attending prisons. Prisoners are informed of the following through information about monitoring at Induction, in leaflets and in posters:
IPMs attend prisons every week.
Prisoners can ask to see an Independent Prison Monitor by:
Calling the Freephone number
Putting a request form in the request box
Direct approach