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Appeal after murderer fails to return to open prison in Derbyshire

BBC News 08 Aug 2025
A search is under way to locate a convicted murderer who failed to return to an open prison in Derbyshire ... .
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Murder convict serving life term flees Kalamba open prison

The Times of India 25 Jul 2025
In Aug 2022, the Sindhudurg district court sentenced Chothe to life imprisonment for the crime.Considering Chothe's good behaviour, the Kalamba jail committee shifted him to the open prison over a year ago.
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Family 'terrified' killer may move to open prison

BBC News 27 Jun 2025
Martin Bell attacked Gemma Simpson with a hammer before dismembering and hiding her body ... .
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Three inmates abscond from Spring Hill open prison at same time

BBC News 25 Jun 2025
Three men absconded from an open prison at the same time, police have said ... help to locate the men who absconded from Spring Hill Prison, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, at about 18.00 BST on Monday.
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Three inmates abscond from open prison at same time

BBC News 25 Jun 2025
Police warn members of the public not to approach the three men ... .
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Rioters and people smugglers to be moved to open prisons early

AOL 06 Jun 2025
While closed category A to C prisons remain overcrowded, there is space within category D open prisons ...Open prisons are not a suitable place to house men that have been very recently sentenced for serious offences without any risk assessment.
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Rioters and people-smugglers to be moved to open prisons early

The Daily Telegraph 06 Jun 2025
Serious offenders, including rioters and people smugglers, will be transferred early to open prisons to tackle the jail overcrowding crisis, governors have warned ... to reject moves to open prisons.
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Prison governors blast new Labour scheme forcing them to send serious offenders to open prison ...

The Daily Mail 06 Jun 2025
‘Governors of open prisons are concerned that that valuable work those jails do – including with some life sentenced prisoners who have already served decades – could be undermined by a large number ...
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SC asks Rajasthan govt not to alter Jaipur’s open prison plan

Hindustan Times 16 May 2025
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Rajasthan government not to alter any further the layout plan of an open-air prison in Jaipur and outlined its purpose to bring inmates to society’s mainstream.
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SC asks Rajasthan govt not to tinker with Jaipur open prison plan

Hindustan Times 16 May 2025
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Rajasthan government not to alter any further, the layout plan of an open-air prison in Jaipur and outlined its purpose to bring inmates to society's mainstream.
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