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Sixth inmate absconds from jail | Sixth inmate absconds from jail |
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Police are hunting the sixth prisoner to have absconded from Prescoed open prison near Usk since July. | |
Gwent Police said Harvey Willets, 29, who was jailed for drugs offences, was last seen at about 1830 BST on Sunday. | Gwent Police said Harvey Willets, 29, who was jailed for drugs offences, was last seen at about 1830 BST on Sunday. |
He is white, 6ft (1.83m) tall, with shaven brown hair, blue eyes and with neck, body and finger tattoos. He is not considered to be dangerous. | He is white, 6ft (1.83m) tall, with shaven brown hair, blue eyes and with neck, body and finger tattoos. He is not considered to be dangerous. |
In July, paedophiles John Elms and Martin Aspinall were on the run for two days. | |
Gwent Police said they were liaising with neighbouring South Wales Police as officers believed Willets could be in that area. | |
A spokeswoman for Gwent Police said: "He is not considered a risk to the public. | |
"However, police are encouraging members of the public, if they do see him, not to approach him but to contact police. | |
"He is not serving a life sentence and is not a sex offender. He is serving his sentence for drugs offences." | |
A day after Elms and Aspinall absconded, Marc Andrew Barnett, 26, who was serving three years and six months for burglary with intent to steal, also left the open prison. | |
He was found near Caerleon the following day. | |
Later, Phillip Parfitt, 44, who was convicted of grievous bodily harm, failed to return from home leave. He was arrested the following week. | |
Also in August, the Home Office said a 33-year-old inmate - sentenced for dishonesty and driving offences - had failed to return while out on licence. |
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