Prisoners sneak out to the pub - UK Follies

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Three prisoners have been disciplined after visiting a pub and then sneaking back into their jail with alcohol.They are being held at Hollesley Bay, an "open prison" in Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK. The three inmates were spotted in a pub on October 27 by a local resident and police were informed.

The Prison Service spokesman said the men had returned to the prison on their own and were disciplined when they arrived back. A spokesman said the Prison Service was not aware of any other incidents at Hollesley Bay, but urged locals to contact police if they suspected "this sort of activity going on".

Hollesley Bay, originally established as a farmland environment to rehabillitate young offenders made the news earlier this year when prodigal noble Lord Archer was released from there after serving half a sentence for perverting the course of justice.