27 h. ago How a prisoner is being wrongly freed every TWO days under Labour

Since Keir Starmer took power 18 months ago, 302 inmates have been erroneously released. Violent and sex offenders are among the catalogue of criminals mistakenly let go as well as thieves.

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35 h. ago Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 3 months in prison for violating probation in gang case

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been sentenced to three more months in prison for violating his supervised release terms in a New York gang case

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48 h. ago Troon killer caged for life after stabbing partner's son in neck

James Thomson was ordered to serve at least 19 years in prison before he can seek to apply for release on parole following the slaying of Callum Pollock.

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60 h. ago Supreme court allows Texas to use new congressional map favoring Republicans in 2026 elections – US politics live

Ruling will impact elections as soon as the March primariesUS supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional mapsAmong the beneficiaries of Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations, there is a group that legal experts and political scientists see as some of the clearest evidence of how such actions undermine the rule of law: those who were released from prison and again arrested for different alleged crimes.During his first term, Trump issued 237 acts of clemency – including to someone who was a predatory lender and drug smuggler and to another who ran a Ponzi scheme. Since taking office again, Trump has issued more than 1,600, most for people involved in the January 6 attack on Congress. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago TikTok prankster with 31,000 followers launches 'wild animal' attack on man in shop

Gavin Davies, 38, who has 31,000 followers on TikTok, had been drinking after being released from prison and getting engaged

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69 h. ago TikTok prankster unlaunched ferocious attack on man in shop like 'wild animal'

Gavin Davies, 38, who has 31,000 followers on TikTok, had been drinking after being released from prison and getting engaged before carrying out the unprovoked assault

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69 h. ago TikTok prankster launched ferocious attack on man in shop like 'wild animal'

Gavin Davies, 38, who has 31,000 followers on TikTok, had been drinking after being released from prison and getting engaged before carrying out the unprovoked assault

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4 d. ago Serial killer Arnfinn Nesset who murdered 22 patients dies a decades after prison release

Arnfinn Nesset is one of the Norway's most notorious serial killers who was once believed to be responsible for 60 deaths but was only convicted of the murders of 22 patients

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4 d. ago Serial killer Arnfinn Nesset who murdered 22 patients dies decades after prison release

Arnfinn Nesset is one of the Norway's most notorious serial killers who was once believed to be responsible for 60 deaths but was only convicted of the murders of 22 patients

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5 d. ago Watch live: Lammy addresses Parliament after more prisoners mistakenly freed

Watch live as David Lammy addresses the House of Commons on Tuesday (2 December) after confirming that 12 more prisoners have been released in error over the last three weeks.

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5 d. ago Labour slammed as 12 more prisoners 'accidentally released' early as two 'still at large'

Justice Secretary David Lammy has admitted another 12 UK prisoners have been accidentally released from incarceration, with two of the former inmates still currently at large

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5 d. ago Two prisoners released by mistake are are still at large, David Lammy tells BBC

The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, said he didn't want to give a 'running commentary' on the hunt for the two prisoners

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5 d. ago Government issues update as two mistakenly released prisoners still at large

The two mistakenly freed prisoners are understood to not be violent or sexual offenders

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5 d. ago Twelve more prisoners in England and Wales released in error in last month

Justice secretary David Lammy says two are still at large and overall ‘trend is downwards’Prisoners continue to be released mistakenly with a further 12 inmates let out of jail in error since November, the UK justice secretary has revealed.David Lammy told BBC Breakfast that despite the latest figures the “trend is downwards” after improvements to the system were put in place. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Labour's prisons shame as Calamity Lammy reveals 12 more inmates have been mistakenly released in the last month

There have been 12 further accidental releases of prisoners since November, the Justice Secretary confirmed today.

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5 d. ago Jails chaos: 12 more prisoners released by mistake in weeks and two still on the run, says David Lammy

The blunders take the total freed by error to more than 100 since April

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5 d. ago David Lammy says 12 more prisoners have been mistakenly released

Two accidentally released prisoners remain at large, the justice secretary confirmed

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5 d. ago David Lammy says two more prisoners have been mistakenly released

It comes after a string of high-profile accidental releases

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5 d. ago BREAKING: Two prisoners remain at large after being released in error, David Lammy admits

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5 d. ago Two prisoners remain at large after being released in error, David Lammy admits

The Justice Secretary confirmed there have been two more accidental releases of 'violent offenders or sex offenders', and a total of 12 further accidental releases since November

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