A prisoner at HMP Isle of Wight has had an extra 12 months added onto his 6-year sentence after a mobile and charging cable were found under a pillow in his cell.
41-year-old David Clark, who earlier this week pleaded guilty to prison mutiny alongside his co-conspirator George Speer, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court charged with possessing a prohibited item inside a prison, namely an Apple iPhone.
The court heard from prosecutor Rhys Evans, who detailed that on 19th November 2024, prison staff conducted a search of Clark’s cell where they found an iPhone and its charging cable under a pillow.
Coming to the conclusion that they were unable to unlock it, the device was passed to the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary in June 2025, who unlocked it and found the prisoner had been making calls to family and friends.
Clark pleaded guilty to the offence at Tuesday morning’s hearing, which heard that the 41-year-old was alread serving a lengthy sentence for conspiracy to convey articles, such as mobile phones, in and out of prison.
As previously reported by Island Echo, Clark was involved in a case of prison mutiny which he had planned with inmate George Speer on 3rd November 2025.
The pair organised a prisoner-led demonstration in an attempt to make a stand over their rights, causing a protest that was so severe that tactical teams from the mainland were brought over to diffuse the situation.
Despite the magistrates being made aware that Clark was only in possession of the device for 5 days, according to EE data and mobile tracking, they sentenced him to 12 months’ imprisonment to run consecutively to his current sentence.
The case of prison mutiny continues with Clark and Speer awaiting sentencing on 9th October.
