A security van was sent on a 120-mile round trip to take a prisoner 200 yards. Mark Bailey, 35, had been taken from jail to a crown court, but needed to appear before magistrates across the road. Police said they could not frogmarch him handcuffed in public because it would breach his human rights — and there were no prison vans available.So private firm Global Solutions had to send a van to Northampton from its base in Cambridge. Police said: "Once a person is in the courts system, police are not responsible for their transportation. "It would not be appropriate for prisoners to walk in a public area while in custody for reasons of public safety as well as the safety and human rights of the prisoner."
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