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Sex offender has escaped from an open prison…

(66 Posts)
MayBee70 Mon 14-Feb-22 13:02:58

They say he poses a great danger to women and children. Why on earth was he is an OPEN prison?

V3ra Thu 17-Feb-22 10:34:22

On the BBC news page just now: he's been recaptured, in Skegness.

silverlining48 Thu 17-Feb-22 10:42:31

So he didn’t get far, thank goodness he gas been picked up.

Grandmadinosaur Thu 17-Feb-22 11:04:02

Just heard this good news on our local radio. No he didn’t get far.

MissAdventure Thu 17-Feb-22 11:05:17

Perhaps now his accommodation will be more appropriate.

Sarnia Thu 17-Feb-22 11:06:33

Lessons will be learned I suppose. hmm

Freya5 Thu 17-Feb-22 11:27:15

Hopefully his sentence will be increased, and he’ll be put back into a non open prison.

lemsip Thu 17-Feb-22 11:29:03

he has now been arrested at skegness lincs. so didn't get far thankfully

lemsip Thu 17-Feb-22 11:30:24

sorry for repeat...only noticed by after

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 17-Feb-22 11:31:26

His sentence can’t be increased but he’s lost his chance of parole for a long time.

Luckygirl3 Thu 17-Feb-22 11:49:36

I am surprised his sentence cannot be increased. It happens all the time for minor misdemeanours in prison - this is more than a minor misdemeanour.

And hopefully he will not be in an open prison.

Iam64 Thu 17-Feb-22 12:48:34

He’s one of those offenders for whom an indeterminate sentence would be appropriate.
I’m speculating but it’s likely he has a diagnosis of psychopathic personality disorder. There was discussion in recent years about men like him being sectioned and held permanently as they continue to pose significant risk. It didn’t go anywhere, there are too many to fit into our prisons and secure hospitals

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 17-Feb-22 13:17:39

It doesn’t happen all the time for minor misdemeanours Lucky. Misbehaviour might mean the time within which you can apply for parole is extended or you might be transferred to a higher security prison if appropriate, as in this case. Of course if one prisoner harms another they can be tried and sentenced for that crime.

Hellogirl1 Thu 17-Feb-22 18:01:43

Thankfully, he was recaptured this morning in Skegness, after a member of the public recognised him and alerted police. He`s been taken to a more secure prison now, I believe Lincoln.

Allsorts Thu 17-Feb-22 18:11:08

He needed a more secure prison, do prisoners never get physiological intervention to address why they are as they are?

Iam64 Thu 17-Feb-22 20:09:31

Allsorts, some prisoners get a psychiatric or psychological assessment pre sentence. Our prisons are over full, large numbers of prisoners have mh problems / substance dependence. There are many illiterate innumerate prisoners. Many who suffered abuse, neglect and worse in childhood. Many should be in mh facilities.
Our criminal justice system is broken. The debates about improving it are the same we were having 50 years ago and more