Terence Griffiths called the open prison 'chaotic' and preferred the order and routine of HMP Altcourse
A convicted drug dealer who fled from open prison and was on the run for seven weeks said he walked out to "free his mind".
However, Griffiths was driving the car of his partner, Lisa Simmonds, on August 13 despite being disqualified from driving and not having any insurance. Ms McNeill told the court one witness said Griffiths was "driving aggressively and shouting at other drivers". He was jailed for drug driving in 2022, which saw him disqualified from driving, and in December of the same year he started a three year sentence for conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. Ms Griffiths said although the defendant did not use force to escape the prison - he just walked out - these types of offences usually result in an immediate custodial sentence to "help public confidence".
She said this did not suit her client, and he "spiralled out of control" without his medication. She said one day he just left to help "free his mind". Griffiths was said to not remember getting home and when he was back on Merseyside he went to a friend's house. Although he did not hand himself in and reoffended, she added "it was a different type of offending".
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