Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Contraband mobile phones enabling drug misuse
The earlier warning
Andrew Carr · 31 Jan 2019 · Louise Hunt, Birmingham and Solihull
“Many problems within the prison related to substances misuse are contributed to by the use of contraband mobile phones. The inquest heard evidence that blocking the use of mobile phones in prison would be very useful in mitigating this risk”
What was promised
No published response from Ministry of Justice was found for the earlier reports.
What recurred
- 8 Dec 2025 · Oliver Mulangala · Jonathan Stevens · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Andrew Carr · 31 Jan 2019
“Many problems within the prison related to substances misuse are contributed to by the use of contraband mobile phones. The inquest heard evidence that blocking the use of mobile phones in prison would be very useful in mitigating this risk”
Later · Oliver Mulangala · 8 Dec 2025
“Mobile phones are easily available in HM Prison High Down, as in many other prisons in England & Wales a. The access to mobile phones facilitates prisoners' conduct and finance of drug dealing, including the arranging for the delivery of drugs by drones to precise locations at specified times”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.