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Phones down at HMP Barlinnie?

From family reports. We show the phones as working unless someone says otherwise. Not HMPPS.

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Phones are on but they still cannot get through?

If it is not an outage, it is often the number. A forward or divert can be refused. A landline that just rings your phone is different.

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  • “phones down”

    Status: Phones are down

    Phones down? · 2w ago

  • Status: Phones are down

    Phones down? · 3w ago

  • Status: Working again

    Phones down? · 4w ago

  • Status: Phones are down

    Phones down? · 4w ago

  • Status: Working again

    Phones down? · 4w ago

  • Status: Phones are down

    Phones down? · 4w ago

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Questions families ask

  • No family has reported an outage at HMP Barlinnie in the last 6 hours. That is a community report, not HMPPS.

  • They pay from PIN credit. Official weekday rates are national. Open call costs for HMP Barlinnie.

    How much do prison calls cost?

  • The phone list can refuse a number. That is not phones down. Mobile, landline, and numbers that forward are treated differently. Since 11 August 2026, forwards can be refused.

    Why was my number rejected?

  • The prison network can be on and they still cannot get through. If the number forwards or diverts — cheap call apps, virtual landlines — the prison can refuse it. A landline that just rings your phone is different.

    Prison landline not working?

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