Search after inmate failed to return to prison
BBCPolice are searching for an inmate who failed to return to prison after being temporarily released for an approved work placement.
Josh Hosker, 43, was due to return to HMP Haverigg on 8 January after attending a work duty commitment off-site and is unaccounted for, Cumbria Police said.
Hosker was jailed for eight years in 2019 for committing a child sex offence, but the force said he was not considered a risk to others.
Det Supt Vicki Coombes said Hosker was last seen in the Sedbergh area and urged anyone who knows where he might be to contact police.
A prison service spokesperson said: "Prisoners who fail to return following temporary release face strict punishments, including a return to a closed prison and being prevented from moving to open conditions for up to two years."
