Prison Security

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Dear HM Prison Service,
I am studying interior design at university and currently writing my dissertation, which i have based on how the design and architure of prisons effect the inmates and the staff. do you think that modern prisons are more effective for the wellbeing of inmates and staff because they are more secure and the prisoners don't feel like they have to constantly be committing crimes because they have a slight bit of freedom inside compared to old victorian styled prisons?

Yours faithfully,
Holly Jenkins

Disclosure Team, HM Prison Service

Dear Holly Jenkins

Thank you for your e-mail, I am writing to advise you that your enquiry does not fall under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) regime and has been rejected by the Disclosure Team.

It may be helpful if I explain that the FOIA gives individuals and organisations the right of access to all types of recorded information held, at the time the request is received, by public authorities such as the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Section 84 of the FOIA states that in order for a request for information to be handled as a FOI request, it must be for recorded information.

For example, a FOI request would be for a copy of a policy, rather than an explanation as to why we have that policy in place. On occasion, the MoJ receives requests that do not ask for recorded information, but ask more general questions about, for example, a policy, opinion or a decision.

You may wish to re-submit your enquiry to the Ministry of Justice, which will be treated as Official Correspondence. Our contact details are as follows:

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Kind regards,

The Disclosure Team

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