Bullingdon prison
A man has been sentenced to seven months in jail after being found with a mobile phone while in prison.
Sam King, 23, who is serving a sentence at HMP Bullingdon pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited article while in prison following a trial at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday.
It follows an incident last February when a mobile phone was discovered in another prison cell.
PC Andy Gold of the prison crime team based at Banbury police station said: “Mobile phones can have a significantly detrimental impact on the safe day to day running of prisons, both for other inmates and staff.
“The sentence passed reflects the seriousness of the offence and the position of the crown court on these types of matters.”
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