Man jailed for prison wall 'throw-overs' of drugs from neighbouring gardens

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for throwing drugs over the walls of Nottingham prison from neighbouring gardens.

Louis Denham admitted two counts of supplying psychoactive substances in so-called "throw-overs" at HMP Nottingham.

Staff at the category B jail, which holds about 1,000 inmates, found packages in the prison grounds in March last year covered with Denham's fingerprints.

In August 2016, 10 cigar-shaped packets containing drugs were found close to the perimeter fence.

Denham, of Woodfield Road, Nottingham, was spotted nearby by a police officer who chased and arrested him.

After being charged, Denham pleaded guilty to the offences at Nottingham Crown Court and was jailed for 16 months.

When Nottinghamshire Police searched his home they found 10 micro-sized mobile phones small enough to fit inside the drugs packets.

An Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons report from last year found psychoactive substances were a "significant problem" in the jail.

Detective Inspector Ed Cook, of Nottinghamshire Police, said the force and prison service would continue to target people throwing drugs into the jail.

He said psychoactive substances could be "linked to an increase in violence" in jails and placed extra demand on prison staff: