A politician has raised fears that handing mobile phones to inmates at Perth and Castle Huntly prisons could enable cons to continue criminal behaviour.Murdo Fraser MSP said prisoners should not be “handed unlimited mobile phone use”.However, John Swinney MSP, whose Perthshire North constituency covers both the jails at Perth and Castle Huntly, said it would help protect the mental health of inmates and their families.The Scottish Government and Scottish Prison Service intend to introduce mobile phones in Scotland’s prisons to maintain contact between people in custody and their families during the COVID-19 outbreak. Council to hold virtual meeting to consider 246-home development bid in Perthshire village The move follows the suspension of
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