BURGLARS WHO BROKE into Sudbury Prison in Derbyshire, England, at the weekend managed to steal tools, hoses and oxyacetylene cylinders used in prisoner workshops.

The break-in at the open prison was reported to police by prison staff on Monday morning.

The Derby Telegraph reports that one prisoner said: “How can they be expected to keep the prisoners in if they can’t keep the burglars out?”

The paper reports that the prison, which was originally built as a hospital for the US Air Force during the D-Day landings, has been criticised for the number of prisoners going missing in recent years. Since 2008, 70 prisoners have absconded from the facility.

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Thieves steal tools after breaking INTO British prison

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