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The Incentive and Earned Privileges (IEP) system currently employed in UK prisons divides prisoners into four categories: Entry, Basic, Standard and Enhanced. This means that visiting hours can be controlled as a means of reward or punishment for a prisoner. Since the scheme was changed in 2013 (the coalition government made significant reforms to the policy stating that in order to earn privileges prisoners will not only have to avoid bad behaviour, but will now have to actively work towards their own rehabilitation and to help others do so too), this regulation of visiting allowances is being increasingly used to punish prisoners.While the number of prisoners awarded the 'basic' status of two hours has risen by 52 percent since the scheme was changed, prisoners awarded the 'enhanced' status of four or more visiting hours has fallen by about 16 percent.On VICE News: VICE journalist Rasool has been in prison for 100 days without trial
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