Prisons order clampdown on partners wearing saucy clothing during visits and reveal new guidelines
PRISON chiefs have ordered a clampdown on wives and girlfriends wearing revealing or saucy clothing during visits.
They have issued new guidelines warning visitors they will not be allowed in if they wear any offending garments.
Figure-hugging dresses, crop tops, mini skirts and high-cut shorts are banned.
Also forbidden under the nationwide rules are T-shirts emblazoned with offending graphics, such as cannabis leaves.
Wags are also told to wear sensible underwear.
Some prisons have gone further, banning football shirts and hoodies, as well as fitness trackers and flip-flops.
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A prison source said: “Some of the clothing which women visitors arrived in to see their partners, didn’t leave much to the imagination.
“I’ve been in the visiting hall where a woman strode in probably the smallest mini skirt you could imagine.
‘’She got a round of applause from the inmates but it caused a bit of a disturbance.
“While that might be fun for some inmates, others who are very religious will find it deeply offensive.”
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High-security prisons such as HMP Frankland in Co Durham and Belmarsh in London are included in the crackdown.
HMP Oakwood in Staffs bans see-through trousers or tops in its guidance — and skirts should not be above the knee.
And in Wales, visitors to HMP Berwyn are given a leaflet, telling them: “Tops must cover both breasts and the midriff area.”
The Prison Service said: “Dress codes for visitors help ensure security and order across the prison estate.”
