A man jailed for attempted murder, who is believed to have links with the Salford area, is on the run after escaping from a low security prison in Derbyshire.
Sean Christopher McDonagh 27, who was sentenced to twelve years behind bars at Cardiff Crown Court in June 2000, vanished from Sudbury jail near Ashbourne on Friday.
It is the latest in a series of escapes from the prison in recent months, which has prompted severe criticism of a policy of holding dangerous offenders in open prisons.
Derbyshire Police say twelve prisoners who have escaped over the last seven months are still at large, including a convicted killer from Greater Manchester.
On the good news front latest statistics show that Sudbury is the safest place to live in England. Well there are no criminals around are there!
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-04-04 12:17:42
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Jail out of control
Prisoners at a privately run jail are intimidating inexperienced staff who are struggling to keep control of the wings, says a report by Anne Owers, the Chief Inspector of Prisons.
She says that drugs and bullying are rife in Dovegate jail, near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, and that bad behaviour is unchecked because the staff are afraid to challenge it. Ms Owers criticises Serco, the company that runs the 600-bed, category B jail, and demands urgent improvements. Some failings identified in an inspection in 2003 had not been addressed.
Inmates told last year’s inspection team that the response to fights and bullying was that “staff run away” and “staff are slow to respond”. Bullying was believed to be linked to drug debts.
Wyn Jones, director of Dovegate, acknowledged that, despite some evidence of improvement, the prison had “further to go”.
How do people in top positions keep their jobs when clearly consistently underperforming. They should be locked up!
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-14 01:32:09
She says that drugs and bullying are rife in Dovegate jail, near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, and that bad behaviour is unchecked because the staff are afraid to challenge it. Ms Owers criticises Serco, the company that runs the 600-bed, category B jail, and demands urgent improvements. Some failings identified in an inspection in 2003 had not been addressed.
Inmates told last year’s inspection team that the response to fights and bullying was that “staff run away” and “staff are slow to respond”. Bullying was believed to be linked to drug debts.
Wyn Jones, director of Dovegate, acknowledged that, despite some evidence of improvement, the prison had “further to go”.
How do people in top positions keep their jobs when clearly consistently underperforming. They should be locked up!
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-14 01:32:09
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