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<p>Detailed records of offenders who are unlawfully at large have only been maintained
since April 2004. It is not possible therefore to provide details of any prisoner
who has been unlawfully at large before this period or to specify the longest period
of absence.</p><p> </p><p>The number of escapes, absconds and temporary release failures
has fallen over the last two decades. When a prisoner becomes unlawfully at large
he or she is immediately reported to police to locate and apprehend. Unlawfully at
large prisoners are often recaptured and returned to custody quickly, and over 97%
of prisoners who absconded between April 2004 and March 2014 have been returned to
custody. Absconds are taken very seriously. Re-captured prisoners will be returned
to a more secure closed prison and will face either a criminal prosecution or an internal
adjudication in prison in front of a visiting judge. In either case they can receive
additional time in prison.</p>
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