by prisonsorguk | Sep 23, 2015 | IPP / Lifer Sentences, Open Prisons
The Suffolk mother of Kenneth Noye’s road rage victim has said she fears for her own safety if the killer is moved to an open prison – fears which commentators say the Ministry of Justice must ignore. Notorious gangster Noye could be back on...
by prisonsorguk | Jul 23, 2015 | Absconds, Court of Appeal, Judicial Review, Open Prisons
A High Court ruling that a policy of excluding prisoners with a history of absconding from being transferred to more lenient open conditions is unlawful has been overturned. The Government’s policy was introduced following high-profile media reports last year of...
by prisonsorguk | Oct 29, 2014 | Absconds, Escapes, Open Prisons
A killer, a rapist on a life sentence and an arsonist who may never be released from prison are among the 77 prisoners who have escaped in the last ten years without being recaptured, it has been revealed. International drugs traffickers and firearms owners sentenced...
by prisonsorguk | Jun 13, 2014 | Open Prisons, Prison - Ford
Nearly 90 prisoners are on the run from an open jail, including some who have been missing for years, it has been revealed – but one prisons expert says the problem is getting better not worse. HMP Ford near Arundel, West Sussex, with some other open jails, has...
by prisonsorguk | May 26, 2014 | Absconds, Open Prisons, Prison - Spring Hill
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said there will be “no nonsense” over the naming of on-the-run criminals whose identities had been kept secret by Government officials. Thirteen out of 18 missing convicts, whose identities had been withheld because...
