HC Deb 23 February 1961 vol 635 cc71-2W
65. Sir P. Agnew

asked the Secretary State for the Home Department how many prisoners have escaped from each prison in England during the last recorded twelve months.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The following are the figures:

ESCAPES FROM ENGLISH PRISONS, 1960
A. From Security Prisons
Aylesbury 1
Bedford 1
Birmingham 7
Bristol 5
Brixton 5
Camp Hill 7
Canterbury 1
Chelmsford 0
Dartmoor 12
Dorchester 2
Durham 2
Exeter 7
Gloucester 1
Lancaster 5
Leeds 2
Lewes 5
Lincoln 2
Liverpool 8
Leicester 0
Maidstone 10
Manchester 3
Norwich 2
Nottingham 6
Oxford 7
Parkhurst 5
Pentonville 21
Preston 3
Shrewsbury 4
Stafford 7
Wakefield 4
Wandsworth 11
Winchester 16
Wormwood Scrubs 3
Total 175
(120 of which were escapes from outside working parties, hospital escorts, etc.)

B From Medium Security Prisons
The Verne 8

C. From Open Prisons
Appleton Thorn 0
Ashwell 8
Bela River 7
Drake Hall 6
Eastchurch 43
Haldon Camp 6
Ford 3
Grendon Hall 2
Leyhill 12
Sudbury 11
Thorp Arch 12
Total 110

D. From Women's Establishments
Askham Grange (Open) 7
Hill Hall (Open) 7
Holloway (Security) 5
Total 19
(4 being escapes from outside working parties. hospital escorts, etc.)