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| A second prisoner who allegedly escaped from Pentonville jail has been charged. | A second prisoner who allegedly escaped from Pentonville jail has been charged. |
| Matthew Baker, 28, was arrested on 9 November after police issued appeals to find him, and he has been in hospital since with a leg injury. | Matthew Baker, 28, was arrested on 9 November after police issued appeals to find him, and he has been in hospital since with a leg injury. |
| On Wednesday, Scotland Yard said Baker, who was on remand at Pentonville awaiting sentence for attempted murder, had been charged with prison escape. He is due to appear at Highbury Corner magistrates court on 12 December. | On Wednesday, Scotland Yard said Baker, who was on remand at Pentonville awaiting sentence for attempted murder, had been charged with prison escape. He is due to appear at Highbury Corner magistrates court on 12 December. |
| A 21-year-old woman, Kelly Baker, of Ilford, east London, was previously charged with assisting an offender and will next appear at Blackfriars crown court on 9 December. | A 21-year-old woman, Kelly Baker, of Ilford, east London, was previously charged with assisting an offender and will next appear at Blackfriars crown court on 9 December. |
| Police launched a manhunt after two inmates escaped from HMP Pentonville on 7 November. The other alleged fugitive, James Whitlock, 31, has also been charged with prison escape and is next due to appear at Blackfriars crown court on 13 December. | Police launched a manhunt after two inmates escaped from HMP Pentonville on 7 November. The other alleged fugitive, James Whitlock, 31, has also been charged with prison escape and is next due to appear at Blackfriars crown court on 13 December. |
| On Tuesday thousands of prison staff stopped work in protest amid claims that jails are in meltdown, but were ordered back to their posts after the government took high court action. | On Tuesday thousands of prison staff stopped work in protest amid claims that jails are in meltdown, but were ordered back to their posts after the government took high court action. |
| Up to 10,000 staff joined the protest after a string of high-profile incidents at prisons, including an alleged murder, a riot and the escape of a number of inmates. | Up to 10,000 staff joined the protest after a string of high-profile incidents at prisons, including an alleged murder, a riot and the escape of a number of inmates. |
| On Wednesday, Derbyshire police issued an appeal after Patrick Fahey, 41, from Manchester, fled Sudbury open prison. Fahey, a convicted armed robber, was given an indeterminate sentence with a minimum term of four years and eight months in November 2008. Members of the public have been warned not to approach Fahey but to call police if they see him. | On Wednesday, Derbyshire police issued an appeal after Patrick Fahey, 41, from Manchester, fled Sudbury open prison. Fahey, a convicted armed robber, was given an indeterminate sentence with a minimum term of four years and eight months in November 2008. Members of the public have been warned not to approach Fahey but to call police if they see him. |
| On Sunday three prisoners escaped from another open prison, Leyhill in south Gloucestershire. Officers from Avon and Somerset police have since arrested Wayne Maycock, 33, and Paul Bromwich, 54. A third man sought by police, Admi Headley, 34, remains at large. | On Sunday three prisoners escaped from another open prison, Leyhill in south Gloucestershire. Officers from Avon and Somerset police have since arrested Wayne Maycock, 33, and Paul Bromwich, 54. A third man sought by police, Admi Headley, 34, remains at large. |
| Headley, who is said to be a risk to the public, is black, 5ft 10, slim, with brown eyes, short black hair, and a tattoo on his left arm. | Headley, who is said to be a risk to the public, is black, 5ft 10, slim, with brown eyes, short black hair, and a tattoo on his left arm. |