Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 10676

Open Prisons: Prisoner Escapes

Tabled: 23 October 2024

Answered: 31 October 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have escaped from Category D prisons in the last 10 years.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

An escape that does not involve overcoming a physical security restraint or barrier (such as that provided by a wall or fence, locks, bolts or bars, a secure vehicle, handcuffs or the direct supervision of staff) is classified as an abscond. By definition...

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