Summary:
Thieves have slipped through a skylight to steal tobacco from a jail nicknamed Holiday Bay by inmates.

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By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . A thief stole £3,000 of cigarettes – by breaking into an open prison. The culprit or culprits slipped through a skylight then removed a ceiling tile to get into a store at HMP Hollesley Bay, Suffolk. The jail has been notoriously nicknamed Holiday Bay by inmates after dozens of them ran away and disappeared in previous years. Brazen: The culprit slipped through a skylight then removed a ceiling tile to get into a store at HMP Hollesley Bay . In the latest episode, the stock of tobacco was stolen from the prison's main storeroom in a late-night raid before it could be sold to convicts. Police hunting the culprits are understood to have found a shoe print near the scene. The tobacco was taken between 4.30pm on Monday, June 16 and 8am on Tuesday, June 17. Suffolk Police said up to 300 packets were taken. A Hollesley Bay spokesman said: 'Earlier this month a quantity of tobacco products was stolen from HMP Hollesley Bay. Low security: The jail in Suffolk is mocked by inmates because of its lax regime . 'This is now a matter for the police. 'Such items are purchased by prisoners using their own money.' Last year thieves stole tobacco worth around £25,000 during raids in April and October at Leyhill Prison, near Bristol.