PART 8

COMMUNICATIONS

PRISONERS' CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

Communication by communal telephone or in-cell telephone
62
1
The entitlement of a prisoner to use a communal telephone or an in-cell telephone under this rule is subject to—
a
the provisions of rule 60 and this rule; and
b
the provisions of any direction made under paragraph (10).
2
A prisoner is entitled to use a communal telephone.
3
A prisoner is entitled to use an in-cell telephone where—
a
the Scottish Minsters have authorised the use of in-cell telephones in the prison in a direction made under paragraph (10); and
b
an in-cell telephone has been installed in the prisoner’s cell or room.
4
The Governor may impose restrictions as to the times of day during which a prisoner may use a communal telephone or an in-cell telephone.
5
The Governor may impose different restrictions under paragraph (4) for different purposes including different restrictions for—
a
different classes of prisoners;
b
different parts of the prison; and
c
different types of telephone.
6
The Governor may restrict or remove a prisoner’s entitlement to use a communal telephone or an in-cell telephone—
a
in accordance with rule 60; or
b
in accordance with any direction made under paragraph (10).
7
The Governor must place a notice in a communal area of the prison informing prisoners of any restrictions imposed by the Governor under paragraph (4).
8
The Governor must inform a prisoner in writing of any decision under paragraph (6) to restrict or remove the prisoner’s entitlement to use a communal telephone or an in-cell telephone.
9
A prisoner must not—
a
tamper with a communal telephone or an in-cell telephone or cause someone else to tamper with the telephone; or
b
intentionally damage or destroy a communal telephone or an in-cell telephone or cause someone else so to damage or destroy the telephone.
10
The Scottish Ministers may specify in a direction—
a
the prisons in which a prisoner may use an in-cell telephone;
b
the conditions applicable to the use of a communal telephone or an in-cell telephone by a prisoner;
c
the circumstances in which, and the grounds on which, a prisoner’s entitlement to use a communal telephone or an in-cell telephone can be restricted or removed by the Governor;
d
the numbers which a prisoner may, or may not, call on a communal telephone or an in-cell telephone;
e
the circumstances in which, and the means by which, calls made by a prisoner from a communal telephone or an in-cell telephone are to be logged, monitored and recorded.
11
The Scottish Ministers may make arrangements whereby prisoners may be required to pay for the cost of calls made from a communal telephone or in-cell telephone.
Rules 62, 62A substituted for rule 62 (15.6.2020 at 2.00 p.m.) by The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/175), rules 1, 2(6)