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Hundreds of inmates escaped UK jails in past 5 years – including rapists and killers

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Shocking figures show 631 prisoners escaped open jails in the UK over the past five years – including rapists and murderers.

These jails hold inmates with "open" conditions as a way to test prisoner's readiness to be released. The Category D prisons include minimal supervision and perimeter security, where some inmates have disappeared after being allowed out to attend education classes, go to work visit family.

Figures of those who managed to escape from these jails since 2015, include 22 prisoners who were serving life sentences after being convicted of murder.

Critics have slammed the figures, which have been obtained from Ministry of Justice, for showing that prisons have become "too soft," reports Mail Online.

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