Ms Ferguson was told this week that drink-driver Jamie Crozier – who killed his passenger Carl Ferguson, 18, in a horrific car accident – has applied for open prison conditions, just one year in to his four-year jail term.


The news came as a devastating blow for Ms Ferguson who this week marked the two-year anniversary of her son's death.
She told the Express: "I am in total shock. Jamie Crozier killed my son and he should remain behind bars for the duration of the sentence that was given to him.
"Carl died on March 18 2006 and it was hard enough reaching this anniversary. You are just waiting for the date. Obviously everything is running through your mind about what was happening to Carl two years ago. And to get this letter – I just couldn't believe what it was saying to me."


Crozier's application will be put before the prison's parole board and if approved, it could mean he would be eligible to apply for unescorted time away from the prison which may include overnight stays.
He was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court in February last year after he admitted causing Carl's death by careless driving while over the drink-drive limit.
The court heard Crozier, 22, of Eastbourne Terrace, Pontefract, had only just completed a 12-month ban for a previous charge of drink-driving when the fatal smash occurred on Health Common in Wakefield.


Ms Ferguson, of Stumpcross Close, Pontefract, said: "I'm furious that he can apply for this 13 months into his four-year sentence. What's the point of giving him a four-year sentence?
"They say it's to re-establish family ties. His family have someone to establish family ties with but where's mine? He wiped them out. I just hope they don't approve it.
"There are so many people in this area who have lost their lives because of drink-drivers, and this person is now wishing to go to a less secure prison and may even be allowed time to go visit and stay over with this family, presumably, who live less than a mile from myself.


"I don't know what I'd do if I saw him. I was planning on moving away anyway for when he finished his sentence. If he is out on day release I would be like a prisoner in my own home."
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said she could not comment on individual cases but said: "Any transfer to open conditions would be on the basis of a rigorous and individual risk assessment.


"Prison governors actively manage the risk posed by prisoners. Any prisoner whose behaviour causes concern that he/she cannot safely be managed in an open prison will be returned to closed conditions.
"Time spent in open prisons affords prisoners the opportunity to find work, re-establish family ties, reintegrate into the community and ensure housing needs are met. These are successful components for successful resettlement and an important factor in reducing reoffending and protecting the public."