CHILDREN are going for sleepovers at a jail near York - so they can spend the night with their imprisoned mothers.
The youngsters are staying overnight in a flat which is being created at the edge of Askham Grange Open Prison, at Askham Richard, a report has revealed.
"Mothers are able to have an overnight stay with their children in an atmosphere conducive to allowing them to build the contacts for when they are released," said the Independent Monitoring Board in its annual report.
- See today's The Press for full story.
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