Police hunt absconder from Prescoed (From South Wales Argus)

It's not called an open prison for nothing, how many is that now ?

Every week someone absconds from this prison. What the hell is going on ?

Lol - another one? You couldn't make up a bigger farce.

Tory Boy MP visiting the Governor had a big effect then !
Best get his hobby bobby uniform dusted off and see if he can catch them !

The authorities and the newspapers should not continue to say that these prisoners are ` absconding`, escaping` from this `field` with sheds in it.

It is, after all an open establishment, the clue is in the title. and when you put people in such an open situation, and they are intent on going home or having a pint, or committing a few more offences in their ` spare time` the system is the only thing to blame.

The root of the problem is of course that those who are walking out of Prescoed have not been properly assessed to have the privilege bestowed upon them as convicted criminals ( In custodial parlance) of being there in the first place, so, David Davies can talk to the Governor all he like but he is talking to the wrong person, he should, talk to the Home Secretary his friend and colleague Theresa May, who could instruct the assessment unit prisons under her control, and which select suitable prisoners to be housed in open prisons, to apply the rules properly, one of the problems in recent years maybe that some of these conduit assessment units have to rely on recommendations and referrals from facilities which have been privatised and are run by third rate low paid unqualified or inexperienced managers ( formally known as governors of state prisons) for profit, and who just want to unload prisoners back onto the state system regardless of risk of walking out or the risk of being a danger to the public.

The Governor of Prescoed can do NOTHING about that. and quite frankly neither can David Davies, Tory MP part time copper, and all round soundbite politician.

there is a site google FREE SHAUN LLOYD The whole story of shaun is on their,, there is a lot here that the athorities fail to tell,, Shaun is a classic case of a youth lost in the system,, noone within the prison dared to take notice that he may not be coping with the open conditions,,also google cardiff Shaun Lloyd and there is more info there. When Shaun Hands Himself In or is arrested he will do another 3 to 5 years in prison, a prisoner with a date of release will maybe do a further 4 months. So please before you judge read more on the indeterminate sentence for public protection,,,