§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of escapes from each of Her Majesty's prisons over each of the past five years, indicating the category of prisoner escaping in each case; and whether or not he or she was recaptured.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe information about escapes is listed in the following table. A complete list of recaptures is not immediately available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The number of prisoners who escaped during the relevant years and are still at large is, however, known to be exceedingly small.
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PRISON SERVICE: ENGLAND AND WALES—ESCAPES FROM PRISONS AND REMAND CENTRES 1972 A B C D Under 21 and women Acklington — — 10 — — Appleton Thorn — — — 22 — Ashford — — — — 1 Ashwell — — 15 — — Askham Grange — — — — 3(F) Aylesbury — 1 — — — Bela River — — — 16 — Birmingham — — 1 — — Blundeston — — — — — Brixton — 5 — — — Camp Hill — — 2 — — Canterbury — — — — — Cardiff — — — — — Channings Wood — — — — — Chelmsford — 3 — — — Dorchester — — — — — Drake Hall — — — 4 — Exeter — 2 — — — Exeter (Haldon Camp) — — 10 — — Featherstone — — — — — Ford — — — 16 — Gartree 1 3 — — — Haverigg — — 9 — — Highpoint — — — 29 — Kirkham — — — 29 — Lancaster — 3 3 — — Leeds — 1 — — — Lewes — — — — — Leyhill — — — 6 — Lincoln — — — — — Liverpool — 3 — — — Low Newton — — — — — Maidstone — 1 — — — Moor Court — — — — 12(F) Northallerton — — — — — Northeye — — — — — Norwich — — — — — Nottingham — — — — — Onley — — — — — Parkhurst — — — — — Pentonville — 1 — — — Preston — — — — — Pucklechurch — — — — — Ranby — — 4 — — Reading — — — — — Risley — — — — — Shepton Mallet — — 3 — — Shrewsbury — — — — — Spring Hill — — — 4 — Stafford — — 4 — — Standford Hill (formerly Eastchurch) — — 5 30 — Stya[...] — — — — 1(F) Sudbury — — — 19 — Thorpe Arch — — — 23 — Verne — — 5 — — Wakefield — — — — — Winchester — — — — — 684W685W
1973 A B C D Under 21 and women Acklington — — 1 — — Appleton Thorn — — — 16 — Ashford — — — — — Ashwell — — — 37 — Askham Grange — — — — 12(F) Aylesbury — — — — 1 Bela River — — — 12 — Birmingham — — — — — Blundeston — — — — — Brixton 9* 4 — — — Camp Hill — — — — — Canterbury — — 2 — — Cardiff — 2 — — — Channings Wood — — — — — Chelmsford — 2 — — — Dorchester — — — — — Drake Hall — — — 7 — Exeter — — — — — Exeter (Haldon Camp) — — — 5 — Featherstone — — — — — Ford — — — 39 — Gartree — — — — — Haverigg — — 6 — — Highpoint — — — — — Kirkham — — — 16 — Lancaster — — — — — Leeds — — — — — Lewes — 1 — — — Leyhill — — — — — Lincoln — — — — — Liverpool — 2 — — — Low Newton — — — — 2 Maidstone — — — — — Moor Court — — — — 7(F) Northallerton — — — — — Northeye — — 2 — — Norwich — — 1 — — Nottingham — — — — — Onley — — — — — Parkhurst — — — — — Pentonville — 1 — — — Preston — — 1 — — Pucklechurch — — — — 1(F) Ranby — — 4 — — Reading — — — — — Risley — — — — — Shepton Mallet — — — — — Shrewsbury — — 1 — — Spring Hill — — — 2 — Stafford — — — — — Standford Hill(formerly Eastchurch) — — 12 29 — Styal — — — — 4(F) Sudbury — — — 31 — Thorpe Arch — — — 33 — Verne — — 9 — — Wakefield 1 1 — — — Winchester — — — — — 686W687W
1974 A B C D Under 21 and women Acklington — — 1 — — Appleton Thorn — — — 15 — Ashford — — — — 1 Ashwell — — — 44 — Askham Grange — — — — 22(F) Aylesbury — — — — — Bela River — — — 11 — Birmingham — — — — — Blundeston — — — — — Brixton — 1 — — — Camp Hill — — — — — Canterbury — 1 — — — Cardiff — — — — — Channings Wood — — 1 — — Chelmsford — — — — — Dorchester — — — — — Drake Hall — — — 10 — Exeter — — — — — Exeter (Haldon Camp — — — 3 — Featherstone — — — — — Ford — — — 32 — Gartree — — — — — Haverigg — — — — — Highpoint — — —- — — Kirkham — — — 19 — Lancaster — — — — — Leeds — 1 1 — — Lewes — — — — — Leyhill — — — 1 — Lincoln — 1 — — — Liverpool — — — — [...] Low Newton — — — — — Maidstone — 5 — — — Moor Court — — — — — Northallerton — — — — — Northeye — — 3 — — Norwich — — 3 — — Nottingham — — — — — Onley — — — — — Parkhurst — — — — — Pentonville — — — — — Preston — — — — — Pucklechurch — — — — 2(F) Ranby — — 4 — — Reading — — — — — Risley — — — — — Shepton Mallet — — — — — Shrewsbury — — — — — Spring Hill — — — 1 — Stafford — — — — — Standford Hill(formerly Eastchurch) — — 7 29 — Styal — — — — — Sudbury — — — 23 — Thorpe Arch — 1 — 47 2 Verne — — 7 — — Wakefield — — — — — Winchester — 1 — — — 688W689W
1975 A B C D Under 21 and women Acklington — — — — — Appleton Thorn — — — 16 — Ashford — — — — — Ashwell — — — 43 — Askham Grange — — — — 9(F) Aylesbury — — — — 1 Bela River — — — — — Birmingham — — — — — Blundeston — 1 — — — Brixton — 1 — — — Camp Hill — — 1 — — Canterbury — — — — — Cardiff — — — — — Channings Wood — — — — — Chelmsford — — — — — Dorchester — — — — — Drake Halt — — — — 1(F) Exeter — — — — — Exeter (Haldon Camp) — — — — — Feathserstone — — — — — Ford — — — 33 — Gartree — — — — — Haverigg — — 2 — — Highpoint — — — — — Kirkham — — — 33 — Lancaster — — — — — Leeds — 1 — — — Lewes — 1 — — — Leyhill — — — 1 — Lincoln — — — — — Liverpool — — — — — Low Newton — — — — — Maidstone — — — — — Moor Court — — — — 11(F) Northallerton — — — — — Northeye — — 14 — — Norwich — 1 1 — — Nottingham — — — — — Onley — — — — — Parkhurst — — — — — Pentonville — — — 1 — Preston — — 1 — — Pucklechurch — — — — 2 Ranby — — 12 — — Readin — — — — — Risley — 1 — — — Shepton Mallet — — 1 — — Shrewsbury — 1 — — — Spring Hill — — — 4 — Stafford — — — — — Standford Hill (formerly Eastchurch) — — 7 17 — Styal — — — — 4(F) Sudbury — — — 43 — Thorpe Arch — — — 24 — Verne — — 4 — — Wakefield — — — — — Winchester — — — — — 690W691W
1976 A B C D Under 21 and women Acklington — — 2 — — Appleton Thorn — — — 15 — Ashford — — — — — Ashwell — — — 48 — Askham Grange — — — — 4(F) Aylesbury — — — — — Bela River — — — — — Birmingham — — — — — Blundeston — — — — — Brixton — — 1 — — Camp Hill — — 1 — — Canterbury — — — — — Cardiff — — — — — Channings Wood — — — — — Chelmsford — — — — — Dorchester — 1 — — — Drake Hall — — — — 34(F) Exeter — — — — 1 Exeter (Haldon Camp) — — — — — Featherstone — — — — — Ford — — — 28 — Gartree — — — — — Haverigg — — 4 — — Highpoint — — — — — Kirkham — — — 15 — Lancaster — — — — — Leeds — — — — — Lewes — — — — — Leyhill — — — 3 — Lincoln — — — — — Liverpool — 3 — — — Low Newton — — — — 2 Maidstone — — — — — Moor Court — — — — 9(F) Northallerton — — 1 — — Northeye — — 3 — — Norwich — — — — — Nottingham — 1 — — — Onley — — — — 4 Parkhurst 3 — — — — Pentonville — — — — — Preston — — 2 — — Pucklechurch — — — — — Ranby — — 13 — — Reading — — — — — Risley — — — — — Shepton Mallet — — 1 — — Shrewsbury — — — — — Spring Hill — — — 9 — Stafford — — 2 — — Standford Hill (formerly Eastchurch) — — 16 26 — Styal — — — — — Sudbury — — — 29 — Thorpe Arch — — — 31 — Verne — — 1 — — Wakefield — — — — — Winchester — — — — —
1977 A B C D Under 21 and women Acklington — — 5 — — Appleton Thorn — — — 15 — Ashford — — — — 1 Ashwell — — — 50 — Askham Grange — — — — 21(F) Aylesbury — — — — — Bela River — — — — — Birmingham — — — — — Blundeston — — 1 — — Brixton — — — — — Camp Hill — — — — — Canterbury — — — — — Cardiff — 1 — — — Channings Wood — — — — — Chelmsford — 2 — — — Dorchester — — — — — Drake Hall — — — — 40(F) Exeter — — — — — Exeter (Haldon Camp) — — — — — Featherstone — — 8 — — Ford — — — 51 — Gartree — — — — — Haverigg — — 6 — — Highpoint — — 3 — — Kirkham — — — 20 — Lancaster — — 1 — — Leeds — — — — — Lewes — — — — — Leyhill — — — 3 — Lincoln — — — — — Liverpool — — — — — Low Newton — — — — — Maidstone — — — — — Moor Court — — — — 31(F) Northallerton — — — — — Northeye — — 13 — — Norwich — — 1 — — Nottingham — — 3 — — Onley — — — — — Parkhurst — — — — — Pentonville — — — — — Preston — — — — — Packlechurch — — — — — Ranby — — 1 — — Reading — — 2 — — Risley — — — — — Shepton Mallet — — 4 — — Shrewsbury — — — — — Spring Hill — — — 7 — Stafford — — 1 — — Standford Hill (formerly Eastchurch) — — 5 31 — Styal — — — — 1(F) Sudbury — — — 23 — Thorpe Arch — — — 13 — Verne — — — — — Wakefield — — — — — Winchester — — — — — Notes:
1. Prisoners under 21 years of age and women and girls are not placed in the security categories which apply to male adult prisoners.
2. (F) denotes women prisoners.
3. Drake Hall was formerly a category D male adult prison, which was closed and re-opened as an open prison for women in 1975.
4. * These were unconvicted prisoners placed provisionally in category A.
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§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the cost to public funds of recapturing prisoners who escape from Her Majesty's prisons.
§ Dr. SummerskillNo estimate of cost has been made and it would be impracticable to do so.