Chris Huhne's ex-wife moved to open prison (From Daily Echo)
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Chris Huhne's ex-wife Vicky Pryce moved to open prison
11:30am Sunday 17th March 2013 in News By Echo Reporter
Vicky Pryce
THE ex-wife of former Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne has been moved to an open jail.
Vicky Pryce, 60, was jailed for eight months on Monday after a jury found her guilty of perverting the course of justice for taking speeding points for Huhne in 2003.
On Friday, the mother-of-five was transferred from Holloway prison in north London to East Sutton Park prison in Maidstone, Kent.
The category D jail is described on the Ministry of Justice's website as “a pleasant mansion house overlooking the Weald of Kent”.
“It holds both adult and young offender women in open conditions preparing them for resettlement in the community,” the website adds.
East Sutton Park's regime includes “provision of farms, gardens, catering and training courses, physical education”.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: “We do not comment on individual prisoners or where they are held.”
Economist Pryce was convicted following a retrial at Southwark Crown Court after a jury disagreed with her defence of marital coercion.
Former Cabinet minister Huhne, 58, pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial last month after denying perverting the course of justice for nearly two years. It is understood that he remains in Wandsworth jail in London.
Jailing the pair, Mr Justice Sweeney said Huhne had fallen from a “great height” and Pryce from a “considerable height”.
Comments(23)
Sir Ad E Noid
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11:58am Sun 17 Mar 13
skin2000
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12:26pm Sun 17 Mar 13
cantthinkofone
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12:28pm Sun 17 Mar 13
Shoong
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12:33pm Sun 17 Mar 13
Get a grip people. I'd hate to think your opinions were being biased by what class you perceive her to be in.
skin2000
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12:42pm Sun 17 Mar 13
Shoong wrote:What is the point of just 3 days in a proper prison?
Yes, she should be put in with murderers shouldn't she..?
Get a grip people. I'd hate to think your opinions were being biased by what class you perceive her to be in.
J.P.M
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1:15pm Sun 17 Mar 13
I popped out to my car this morning to get my specs, and my slippers are now soaked.
When oh when will this government learn to moderate the rainfall, so that people like me don't get buried ankle-deep in water at 8am on a Sunday - of all days.
cantthinkofone
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1:53pm Sun 17 Mar 13
Shoong wrote:She should be treated the same as anyone else. You or I would have got a longer sentence for PtCoJ, and wouldn't be moved to a cushy joint until we'd done a reasonable proportion of our time in a more restricted environment.
Yes, she should be put in with murderers shouldn't she..?
Get a grip people. I'd hate to think your opinions were being biased by what class you perceive her to be in.
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Why shouldn't she have to rub shoulders with violent criminals? Other convicts do. It may be distasteful for her, but tough luck frankly. The prison service has a duty to guarantee prisoners' safety, so distasteful is all it is. Unless the prison service are failing in that duty of course...
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Preferential treatment for the wealthy, even after conviction. We've barely moved on from feudalism.
solomum
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2:14pm Sun 17 Mar 13
skin2000 wrote:This is not a prison. It is a mansion house with dormitories rather than cells and a full range of activites. The kind of place that people pay to go to for a holiday. The only difference for Ms Pryce is that the taxpayers are funding her holiday. And yes, I quite agree with you. Just the tranquil environment to pen a book to secure her finances do not suffer when she leaves her free holiday. I am all for these rehabilitation centres for those that need help getting back to life in the community, but Ms Pryce has quite simply escaped any punishment by being transferred there. This makes a complete mockery of her trial and the law of this land,
Saw a picture of this prison, and looks like somewhere you might spend a couple of days for a country break....A good place to write a book...I think?
cantthinkofone
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2:38pm Sun 17 Mar 13
solomum wrote:100% agree. These places serve a legitimate purpose for rehabilitation to reduce the chances of reoffending. But Pryce is rather unlikely to embark upon a criminal career.
skin2000 wrote:This is not a prison. It is a mansion house with dormitories rather than cells and a full range of activites. The kind of place that people pay to go to for a holiday. The only difference for Ms Pryce is that the taxpayers are funding her holiday. And yes, I quite agree with you. Just the tranquil environment to pen a book to secure her finances do not suffer when she leaves her free holiday. I am all for these rehabilitation centres for those that need help getting back to life in the community, but Ms Pryce has quite simply escaped any punishment by being transferred there. This makes a complete mockery of her trial and the law of this land,
Saw a picture of this prison, and looks like somewhere you might spend a couple of days for a country break....A good place to write a book...I think?
Lockssmart
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3:44pm Sun 17 Mar 13
cmth40
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4:52pm Sun 17 Mar 13
cmth40
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4:52pm Sun 17 Mar 13
J.P.M
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5:59pm Sun 17 Mar 13
cmth40 wrote:You can say that again ----- oh, you did!
our justice system stinks this shows how corrupt it is, she chose to open her mouth so she should pay the debt,but oh no another life of luxury at our expense
Georgem
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6:51pm Sun 17 Mar 13
Linesman
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7:16pm Sun 17 Mar 13
Georgem wrote:I think that there are many pensioners who would consider that she will be more comfortable than they are.
So how many of you lot are willing to actually go to prison of your own accord, since it's such a holiday camp?
Bed and board provided and no heating bills to pay, with someone to check on you during the night to see that you are OK.
As it is, they have seen their pensions not keeping pace with the cost of living, and have had their heating allowance cut, meaning that some have to decide whether to Heat of Eat.
cantthinkofone
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7:43pm Sun 17 Mar 13
Georgem wrote:As I said, these places serve a useful purpose for rehabilitation and reducing reoffending. But they are certainly an easier option than the Cat C wing at Winchester.
So how many of you lot are willing to actually go to prison of your own accord, since it's such a holiday camp?
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Pryce being moved to such an institution so quickly stinks to the rafters.
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It's also a complete waste of a facility that could be housing someone who would genuinely benefit (in terms of potential reoffending) from the environment.
Georgem
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8:19pm Sun 17 Mar 13
Linesman wrote:So when are you moving in?
Georgem wrote:I think that there are many pensioners who would consider that she will be more comfortable than they are.
So how many of you lot are willing to actually go to prison of your own accord, since it's such a holiday camp?
Bed and board provided and no heating bills to pay, with someone to check on you during the night to see that you are OK.
As it is, they have seen their pensions not keeping pace with the cost of living, and have had their heating allowance cut, meaning that some have to decide whether to Heat of Eat.
Inform Al
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10:47am Mon 18 Mar 13
Georgem wrote:I have family in Kent and live in supported housing, i could easily be tempted if they send me there, there must be better looking crumpet there than Prycey.
Linesman wrote:So when are you moving in?
Georgem wrote:I think that there are many pensioners who would consider that she will be more comfortable than they are.
So how many of you lot are willing to actually go to prison of your own accord, since it's such a holiday camp?
Bed and board provided and no heating bills to pay, with someone to check on you during the night to see that you are OK.
As it is, they have seen their pensions not keeping pace with the cost of living, and have had their heating allowance cut, meaning that some have to decide whether to Heat of Eat.
Inform Al
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10:56am Mon 18 Mar 13
Shoong wrote:Just what are you doing posting something I can agree with?
Yes, she should be put in with murderers shouldn't she..?
Get a grip people. I'd hate to think your opinions were being biased by what class you perceive her to be in.
Subject48
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12:31pm Mon 18 Mar 13
skin2000
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7:05pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Subject48 wrote:Yes...not so much a prison sentence, more a sabbatical.
I’d happily live there, couple months to get back to writing would be much appreciated. You recon, if I swap points with someone, and get done for it, ill get 8 months there too? Honestly? You really think that Shoong? Maybe its that should be gripping your toes and pull your head out your a55.
IronLady2010
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10:29pm Mon 18 Mar 13
THEKILLER says...
11:50am Sun 17 Mar 13