Convicted murderers and rapists escape from ‘holiday camp’ jails every two days after being let out to work

 

Get the full story here: Sunday People, 12 February 2017, link.

A prisoner escapes from an open jail every two days, shock figures reveal.

In the past five years 890 cons, including murderers and rapists, have slipped out of the “holiday camp” facilities.

Many simply did not go back after being let out to do a day’s work, Sunday People can reveal. […]

David Spencer, research director at the Centre for Crime Prevention think-tank, said: “This data highlights the risks open prisons pose to the public. Serious, violent and sexual offenders should not be considered for open prison places.

“It is time the Ministry of Justice stopped placing dangerous offenders in what seem to amount to taxpayer-funded holiday camps.”

Get the full story here: Sunday People, 12 February 2017, link.