Shropshire prisoner handed extra six months after being found with mobile phone
A Shropshire prisoner has been given an extra six months behind bars after a phone was found inside his cell.
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Demitrius Harris, of HMP Stoke Heath, pleaded guilty on Monday, September 2 to one charge of possessing an item in prison without authority.
The court heard how the 27-year-old, who is already serving five years for harassment, threats to kill, intentional strangulation and aggravated bodily harm, was found with a mobile phone in his cell.
Harris was given an extra six months at Telford Magistrates’ Court yesterday, which runs consecutively with his current sentence.
Prison crime investigator, Detective Constable Joanne Heyes, said: “I am pleased with the sentence given to Harris, as it sends a strong message that if anyone serving time in prison, found with a mobile phone will be brought to justice, and it could mean more time is added on to your sentence if you are found with a device.”
