Sussex Police hunt eight Ford Open Prison absconders

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Police have published the names and crimes of eight men who have absconded from Ford Open Prison in West Sussex.

Sussex Police said they were considered to be most at risk of re-offending.

Three were jailed for murder, and the others for violence or robbery. One, a convicted murderer, absconded in 1997.

Supt Lawrence Hobbs said there was no evidence they posed a danger to the public "but because of the offences they have previously committed we cannot rule it out."

The eight men are:

Supt Hobbs added: "Some of the men may have absconded a number of years ago and may not have broken the law since then but justice has not been done in any of their cases as they still need to complete the sentences they were originally given."

He appealed for anyone with information about where they could be to contact the force.

Last week, the force revealed that 90 inmates were missing from the prison, although two have since been recaptured.

Violent robber Simon Rhodes-Butler, 37, handed himself in to police after fleeing from the jail last month, and Kevin Brown, 54, who went missing on 10 April, was arrested at a pub in Bristol on Saturday.

The Ministry of Justice said Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has ordered major changes to tighten up temporary release processes and open prison eligibility.