« on: July 03, 2009, 06:28:32 PM »
Prisoners on run cannot be named 'due to privacy rights' Civil servants have refused to name inmates who have fled prison even though individual police forces will often identify them if they pose a risk to the public.
They say releasing their names would breach obligations under the Data Protection Act.
The Ministry of Justice confirmed 39 prisoners had absconded from Hollesley Bay between January 1, 2007, to March 31, 2009.
But the ministry refused to say how many - if any - had been recaptured, saying their identities had to be protected from third parties.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "Whilst it is in the public interest to be aware of offenders who have escaped from custody as they may help in identifying the absconders thereby enabling the police to detain them; it is not in the public interest to prejudice any enquiries or operations the police may be conducting into apprehending the absconder.
These people have lost their minds.
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