0 to leave somewhere suddenly without permission because you want to escape, or because you have stolen something -- zbiec
In 1960 two absconded and were returned within three days.
The names and details of prisoners who have absconded are reported to the police as soon as possible after they event.
The table shows the numbers of absconds in each year reported by open prisons.
In 1961 one boy absconded from the borstal and was recaptured after four days; no prisoner escaped.
They were eventually caught and taken to an institution, from which they repeatedly absconded because it was not secure.
The risk of absconding is an important factor to be taken into account in considering an individual's suitability for open conditions.
Of those prisoners who absconded during 1988 and remain unlawfully at large, a total of four were in custody for drug-related offences.
None is known to have been in debt to the courts at the time of absconding from prison.
