AIRPORT-style body scanners are helping win the war on drugs and violence in prisons.
The machines foiled 55 attempts to smuggle in illicit items within days of being installed.
They let staff see instantly whether inmates are carrying weapons, mobiles or drugs — even when hidden inside their bodies.
Ministers are astounded by the impact the X-ray devices had at nine of our toughest jails.
The level of detail they provide is unrivalled and they will be rolled out at other prisons.
One lag was rumbled after he swallowed four tiny mobiles.
Another was found to have drugs concealed in two Kinder egg plastic toy containers inside his body.
They would not have shown up on many X-rays.
Other prisoners were caught with USB sticks, used in unlawful communications, or tobacco.
Prisons Minister Lucy Frazer said: “Game-changing technology is vital in our efforts to build a prison system that does not allow drugs and other items to wreak havoc in our jails.
“Scanners will stem the flow of drugs and phones and let officers focus on rehabilitation.”
They are already up and running at Bedford, Lincoln, Durham, Liverpool, Preston, Pentonville, Wandsworth, Norwich and Chelmsford but will be installed at 16 jails as part of a £100million security blitz.
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