charges -- at present.

The case, in which a 19-year-old British inmate claimed she was raped by officers at the Co-Ed facility, is expected to remain on file for the time being.

Lawyers in the Attorney General's Chambers have reviewed the case and have decided there is insufficient available evidence to support a prosecution at the present time.

But, they have not ruled out a re-opening of the case, should further evidence be forthcoming.

And Commissioner of Prisons Edward Dyer has confirmed that he is now considering what further action, if any, will be taken against the officers.

He has received a file on the case and is currently reviewing the lengthy document. But he would not be drawn on what the outcome would be.

"It is important to clear this up. I am concerned at the length of time they have been off work,'' he said.

"The outcome will be determind when I read the file. I may make consultations, depending on what I find in it, I have a decision whether to go with disciplinary action or bring them back.'' The news comes after it was revealed that the three officers involved in the investigation had been released from Police bail.

They have not been allowed back to work but the Prison Officers Association is calling for them to be reinstated immediately.

Prison Officers Association president Lynn Hall could not be contacted for comment.

The men were suspended in March, after the inmate claimed she had been raped at the Ferry Reach facility in January, after becoming drunk.

She was subsequently transferred back to Holloway Prison in London, to complete the remainder of her sentence after appeals for mercy by her family and lawyer Mark Pettingill.

Review: Edward Dyer