U-turn on open jail for sex offenders

A decision to house sex offenders in an open prison opposite a primary school has been reversed, the Ministry of Justice has said.

The move to allow Category D prisoners convicted of sexual offences to be accepted at HMP Thorn Cross in Warrington, Cheshire, was met by criticism when it was revealed by the government last week.

Cheshire police and crime commissioner David Keane said he had not been consulted about the move and neither had the head teacher.