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HMP La Moye property confiscations (FOI)

HMP La Moye property confiscations (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 30 July 2019.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

Request

A

Can you tell me how many items have been confiscated from prisoners in La Moye prison in the years, 2016, 2017, 2018 and so far in 2019?

B

For the years mentioned above, can you tell me what those items were?

C

For the years above, can you tell me how many items were confiscated from visitors to the prison?

Can you tell me what items were confiscated from visitors to the prison?

Response

A and B

Information for years 2016 and 2017 has been reported in a Freedom of Information response dated January 2018, available at the following link:

Confiscations at HMP La Moye (FOI)

Please see below information requested for 2018 and up to 17 July 2019:

​Items Confiscated from Prisoners during 2018 ​

​Item

Amount

​Mobile phones​NIL
​Charger lead​NIL
​Hooch​4

​Not returned medication and none prescribed medication:

Non-prescription medication belonging to another prisoner x 1

Non-prescription tablet x 1

​2

​Drugs:

Cannabis x 1

​1

​Miscellaneous Items:

Not all of the items listed below will necessarily be prohibited however they may be removed from individuals if they are not entitled to have them at that point in time or if they pose any risk towards Health and Safety or have been modified in any other way.

8 x Excess clothes removed

1 x Black Adidas trainers

1 x Foil

1 x Permanent marker

1 x Electrical tape

1 x Pen wrapped with tape

2 x Epi Pen and diabetic testing kit

1 x Broken CD player

1 x Piece of wood

1 x Small blade

1 x 110 magazines

1 x Excess of sugar

15 x BIC razor blades

3 x small sheets of sandpaper

2 x pairs of gloves

3 x Radio / CD players

4 x Piece of glass

1 x Scissors

1 x Broken bit of radio aerial

10 x Length of cable or wire

​59

 

 

​Items Confiscated from Prisoners during 2019 ​

​Item

Amount

​Mobile phones:​1
​Charger lead​Nil
​Hooch​Nil

​Not returned medication and none prescribed medication:

Stored in possession medication x 1

​1

​Drugs:

Cannabis x 1

Subutex x 1

​2

​Miscellaneous Items:

Not all of the items listed below will necessarily be prohibited however they may be removed from individuals if they are not entitled to have them at that point in time or if they pose any risk towards Health and Safety or have been modified in any other way.

20 x Smoking materials

1 x Razor blade

2 x Improvised weapon

3 x Electric cable

1 x Drill bit

5 x Damaged e-cigarette

5 x Inappropriate pictures

​37

 

C

2016 – 1 Item:

Mobile phone x 1

2017 – 1 Item:

Mobile phone x 1

2018 – NIL

2019 – 3 Items:

Mobile phone x 2

Non-prescription tablet x 1

Article applied

Article 23 Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.

Article applied (years 2016 and 2017):

23 Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.

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