§ Sir B. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have escaped during each of the last five years; from which prisons they escaped; and how many were recaptured.
§ Mr. CallaghanThe total number who escaped in each year from prisons in England and Wales is given in the table below. The table also shows the number recaptured in each year, not all of whom may have escaped in that year.
I am sending to my hon. Friend a detailed table showing how these figures are divided up among the 59 establishments involved.
Year Escapes Recapture 1965 404 396 1966 376 370 1967 240 233 1968 243 236 1969 to 30th June 140 121