Overview

• Three inmates escaped HMP Springhill on June 23 and have not been recaptured, prompting a nationwide manhunt
• Jason MacDonagh, Daniel Harty and Barney Casey were jailed for a combined 47 years for 54 house burglaries across the West Midlands
• Thames Valley Police released physical descriptions and last-seen clothing and urged the public not to approach the men if sighted
• Authorities are tracing sightings in Bristol, the West Midlands, Leicestershire, Leeds, Bradford, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
• Their escape marks the second absconding from Springhill this year and follows weeks after prison governors expressed concern over early transfers of serious offenders