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An Englishmans home is his prison

Something weird is going on in British prisons.

More than 40 outsiders have been caught inside prisons or trying to enter by scaling walls with ladders. They’re trying to break in! Some of the intruders are total strangers to prison staff and some are released offenders trying to get back inside.

But wait, there’s more. English Ministry of Justice data show that almost 40,000 inmates have opted out of the early-release tagging scheme since it was introduced in 2000, turning down the chance to leave jail up to 18 weeks early. They don’t want to go home.

What’s going on?