A PRISONER who absconded from Hollesley Bay earlier this week is back in custody, police have confirmed.

A PRISONER who absconded from Hollesley Bay earlier this week is back in custody, police have confirmed.

Billy Swaley Smith, 20, who was serving 22 months for burglary, handed himself in to police in Norwich this morning after going missing from Hollesley on Tuesday.

He is now in custody pending his transfer to prison.