Sex offender has escaped from an open prison…

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

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

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

Perhaps now his accommodation will be more appropriate.

Lessons will be learned I suppose.

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

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

sorry for repeat...only noticed by after

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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