A manhunt is under way
of Daniel Abdel Khalife, a terror suspect, from a prison in London on September 6th, has to rank among the most brazen. Mr Khalife, a former soldier, was being held in His Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth, where he was trusted enough to work in the kitchen. It appears that early in the morning, after a food-delivery lorry had been unloaded, he somehow strapped himself to its undercarriage and was driven out through the prison gates. His escape has sparked a manhunt involving at least 150.
But that total omits a different category of escapees: prisoners who get away not from the institution itself, but while being escorted off prison grounds, for example to attend court or to be treated in hospital. Add these to the total, and 697 prisoners escaped while Labour was in office, whereas 156 prisoners have got away under the Tories. That’s still a welcome improvement, though less dramatic than Mr Sunak suggested.
As the manhunt began, the government launched an internal inquiry to try to find out how Mr Khalife escaped. It seems possible he had help. A shortage of staff may have been a factor. Although the prison population has been static since March 2010, the number of prison officers has fallen by 10% to 22,000 over the same period. Staff who quit the service cite concerns about safety: assaults on staff have doubled over the past decade.
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