As such, they are under a much stricter regime than other prisoners. In the case of Samar and Jawad, this is over and above the punishment of being wrongfully deprived of one's liberty, and compounds the painful effects created by any incarceration. In Durham Prison, when there is no work, these prisoners are locked up in their cells, while other women prisoners can sit in other rooms. Prisoners are automatically subjected to strip-search before and after all legal and social visits. Their cell is subjected to regular searches, and prisoners are moved around every few weeks.
Mail is screened by security staff, and telephone calls are taped.
Visitors have to be cleared by police and the Home Office, a process that takes weeks. This would not be the case for prisoners in lower categories. The arguments for de-categorisation have not changed. Thus, they do not constitute a danger and are unlikely to escape. Indeed, they never attempted to do so.