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Category D

adjective

  1. (of a prisoner) regarded as sufficiently trustworthy to be kept under open prison conditions

  2. (of a prison or prison unit) designed for such prisoners

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Rhondda Cynon Taf has the highest number of the most risky category D tips in Wales.

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Blaenau Gwent council confirmed the landslip was a "singular wash-out of a former coal tip in the area", the Welsh government said, adding the tip was Category D, which has the most potential impact to public safety.

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Paterson was recently given permission to move to a Category D open prison, causing anger and distress among his victims and their families.

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One relative said it was "a kick in the guts" he would be moving to a Category D open prison, while a liason officer for one of the victims said they had not been informed so were unable to put forward ther views.

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A Category D prison has minimal security and allows eligible prisoners to spend most of their day away from the prison on licence to carry out work, education or for other resettlement purposes.

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