Claim: There are 363 murderers in open prisons; 106 murderers have absconded from open prisons in the last 10 years; and there are 179 offenders in open prisons who've absconded before.
Fact-check: Prisoners absconding: an open and shut case? - Full Fact
Verdict: these figures are correct but not up to date. as many as 122 murderers absconded from open prisons in the decade up to 2013/2014.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Amelia Ash
Date published: 2015-07-17T00:00:00