Whitemoor Prison: Islam
Justice
Written answers and statements, 12 November 2008
Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what arrangements there are for (a) searching and (b) questioning those visiting Muslim prisoners at HMP Whitemoor.
Shahid Malik (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice; Dewsbury, Labour)
All visitors to Whitemoor are searched on entering the prison to ensure that unauthorised items are not being brought in. In conducting searches, staff are aware of religious and cultural issues and make special arrangements to accommodate these, while not compromising security. All visitors are required to confirm their identity.