Identify mobile devices in prisons
Phones and wireless devices can create serious security risks within prisons and correctional facilities, enabling concealed communication and bypassing established controls.
Effective detection helps security teams identify suspicious wireless activity, locate hidden devices and carry out targeted searches with greater confidence.
Whether supporting routine patrols, intelligence-led searches or investigations into suspected device use, the right detection technology helps officers maintain control and strengthen prison security.
The ideal phone detection solutions for prisons
UK prison incidents involving mobile phones in 2025
%
increase from previous year
How Comms-Tek can help
Dedicated detectors for prisons and correctional facilities.
A structured approach to device detection helps teams move from identifying suspicious activity through to locating and recovering concealed devices.
Solutions can support:
Intelligence-led searches based on wireless activity
Investigations into suspected mobile phone use
Targeted device recovery operations
Cell and wing inspections
Routine security patrols
Solutions for prisons
Hunter
When a device is suspected but its location is unknown, The Hunter helps security teams identify wireless activity and carry out targeted searches.
The Hunter supports officers to locate concealed devices more efficiently.
Ideal for:
- Intelligence-led searches
- Cell and wing inspections
- Investigating repeated device use
- Locating hidden mobile phones
- High-security areas
Key capabilities:
- Detects cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth activity
- Identifies nearby wireless devices across a range of networks
- Directional tracking helps narrow down device location
- Signal strength indication supports targeted searches
- Detection logging supports reporting and investigations
Scout
For day-to-day security checks, The Scout provides a discreet way to identify nearby mobile phone activity and support routine enforcement procedures.
Compact and simple to operate, it allows officers to carry out checks quickly without disrupting normal operations.
Ideal for:
- Routine patrols
- Cell inspections
- Wing checks
- Supporting security procedures
Key capabilities:
- Pocket-sized handheld design
- Detects mobile phone activity
- Silent vibration alerts
- Signal strength indication to help locate nearby devices
Want to find out more?
Whether you’re introducing routine phone checks or strengthening existing security procedures, our team can help you identify the right solution for your environment.
Why choose Comms-Tek?
Every prison and correctional facility faces different challenges when managing the threat of devices.
From routine checks and patrols to intelligence-led searches and investigations, our wireless detection solutions help security teams improve visibility, respond with confidence and maintain greater control.
Our team can help you identify the right solution for your environment and operational requirements.