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| Review call after inmates abscond | Review call after inmates abscond |
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| Calls have been made to review home leave for prisoners after three inmates went on the run from open jails in Tayside and Angus. | |
| John Cartledge and Dennis Smyth have been missing since Wednesday after failing to return to Castle Huntly open prison, near Dundee. | John Cartledge and Dennis Smyth have been missing since Wednesday after failing to return to Castle Huntly open prison, near Dundee. |
| The third man, Simon Lister, who had also been granted home leave, failed to return to Noranside prison. | The third man, Simon Lister, who had also been granted home leave, failed to return to Noranside prison. |
| The Liberal Democrats said the situation was "disgraceful". | The Liberal Democrats said the situation was "disgraceful". |
| The party's chief whip, Robert Brown, called on Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill to look again at the rules on home leave. | The party's chief whip, Robert Brown, called on Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill to look again at the rules on home leave. |
| Cartledge, 41, is serving an eight-year jail sentence for serious assault, Smyth is a convicted housebreaker and Lister was sentenced to seven years in 2004 for assaults and robberies. | Cartledge, 41, is serving an eight-year jail sentence for serious assault, Smyth is a convicted housebreaker and Lister was sentenced to seven years in 2004 for assaults and robberies. |
| 'Wandering around' | 'Wandering around' |
| Mr Brown said: "It is reasonable for people at the end of their sentence to move to less formal surroundings as part of the process of preparing for re-entering the community. | Mr Brown said: "It is reasonable for people at the end of their sentence to move to less formal surroundings as part of the process of preparing for re-entering the community. |
| "But the bottom line is that these inmates are meant to be in prison, not wandering around unsupervised in the community." | "But the bottom line is that these inmates are meant to be in prison, not wandering around unsupervised in the community." |
| Cartledge was described as about 5ft 8in with blue eyes and short, fair hair and two scars on his left arm and a large scar on the left side of his nose. | Cartledge was described as about 5ft 8in with blue eyes and short, fair hair and two scars on his left arm and a large scar on the left side of his nose. |
| He is known to have friends and family in Glasgow. | He is known to have friends and family in Glasgow. |
| Smyth, jailed for six years and eight months at the High Court in Glasgow in February 2006, is about 5ft 7in with short brown hair, blue eyes and a pierced left ear. | Smyth, jailed for six years and eight months at the High Court in Glasgow in February 2006, is about 5ft 7in with short brown hair, blue eyes and a pierced left ear. |
| The 39-year-old, who has a number of tattoos, only arrived at Castle Huntly four months ago. | The 39-year-old, who has a number of tattoos, only arrived at Castle Huntly four months ago. |
| Lister, from the Penicuik area of Edinburgh, is 5ft 8in, slim, with blue eyes and fair hair. | Lister, from the Penicuik area of Edinburgh, is 5ft 8in, slim, with blue eyes and fair hair. |
| Tayside Police have asked anyone who knows where the men are to contact officers. | Tayside Police have asked anyone who knows where the men are to contact officers. |