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Nineteen murderers and twelve rapists are among almost a thousand criminals who are missing and being sought by police after they broke the terms of their release from jail.
Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, told MPs that senior police officers had ordered forces throughout England and Wales to take “priority action” to find, arrest and return to jail offenders convicted of sexual or violent offences.
Mr Straw said that the Association of Chief Police Officers had also asked forces to review and renew their efforts to arrest the other offenders on the list.
Overall, 954 offenders released from prisons before March this year had not been found and returned to jail by the end of last month, the Ministry of Justice disclosed today.
Murderers and rapists among 1,000 criminals on the run - Times Online
How hard can it be to keep people behind bars? :doh