article_snippet.sent: Banning dangerous criminals from open prisons is illegal even if open prisons have a history of absconding, judges ruled today in a major blow to the Government.
article_snippet.sent: High Court threw out rules introduced to stop violent prisoners being transferred out of high-security jails.
article_snippet.sent: But two senior judges at London's High Court have ruled that excluding transfers  for prisoners with a history of absconding was unlawful.
highlights_snippet.sent: High Court throws out rules introduced to stop violent prisoners escaping .
  