Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Category A Prison Telephone System Installation

C-Tech Solutions has reached the end of an 11-month installation project delivering cabling to allow telephone connections to cells in two of Britain’s Category A prisons.

This vital cabling infrastructure means each cell now has a phone connection. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has installed the phones in an attempt to reduce reoffending.

In 2018, then Justice Secretary David Gaulke announced more prisoners will get in-cell phones to help maintain the family ties which aims to reduce reoffending by 40%. It is believed restricted in-cell phones will also reduce tension inside the prisons.

Vital Cabling Infrastructure Project undertaken for Ministry of Justice

C-Tech Solutions was chosen to install the cabling in a project with North Tech/BT for the MoJ. This infrastructure has allowed full telephone connection to each individual cell.

It was essential to understand each prison’s regime and produce a convenient work schedule from the outset. We also had to react to incidents which impacted our work and organise recruitment of additional labour force with the relevant clearances.

C-Tech Solutions has worked within prison environments since 2018, although these were the first Category A.  These years of experience – from site engineers through to management – was critical to ensure these projects could be delivered.