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<p>Category A escapes remain extremely rare occurrences. The table below provides
details of the two Category A escapes that have occurred in the last 10 years; both
have been recaptured.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Category A Escape occurring between
April 2002 and March 2013</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number
of Category A escapers</p></td><td><p>Days spent unlawfully at large</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>418<sup>(1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0<sup>(2)</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Neither
prisoner escaped from a prison establishment.</p><p><sup>(1) </sup>This prisoner escaped
from prison contractor transport, through force of arms.</p><p><sup>(2) </sup>This
prisoner escaped from the witness box during a court hearing and was recaptured in
less than 1 hour.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of improved risk assessment procedures
the number of prisoners absconding from open prisons has reduced significantly over
the last 10 years. There were 225 absconds in 2013-14 compared to 1,301 in 2003-04.</p><p>
</p><p>Figures for the number of escapes and absconds, by prison, since 1995 are provided
in the Prison Digest contained in the Prison and Probation Trusts Performance Statistics.
This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225234/prison-performance-digest-12-13.xls"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225234/prison-performance-digest-12-13.xls</a></p><p>
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