43 h. ago Prisoner Brahim Kaddour Cherif released by mistake is arrested after manhunt

Sex offender Brahim Kaddour Cherif was released from HMP Wandsworth prison in error

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60 h. ago Lammy speaking to ‘best of his knowledge’ on prisoner release error – Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer said his deputy could ‘speak for himself’ on questions around whether a prisoner was wrongfully freed before new checks were imposed.

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64 h. ago ‘I was not equipped with all the detail’ over prisoner release error – Lammy

Mr Lammy has faced scrutiny over his handling of the mistaken release of a second foreign prisoner.

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68 h. ago Mistakenly released prisoner William Smith hands himself in after 3 day manhunt

William "Billy" Smith was one of two prisoners released by error from HMP Wandsworth

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69 h. ago Prisoner released by mistake sparking UK manhunt is back in prison

William "Billy" Smith was one of two prisoners released by error from HMP Wandsworth

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69 h. ago Mistakenly released prisoner William Smith seen handing himself in 3 days after error

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3 d. ago Lammy ‘not informed of key details’ when questioned about prisoner release error

The Ministry of Justice has defended David Lammy, after he failed to answer questions about the mistaken release of Brahim Kaddour-Cherif.

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3 d. ago A jail in crisis: HMP Wandsworth back in the spotlight with latest scandal

While prisoners released in error is on the rise, chaos at HMP Wandsworth has been previously laid bare

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3 d. ago HMP Wandsworth release ANOTHER prisoner in error: Convicted fraudster and Algerian migrant sex offender 'who gave police false address while on bail' go on the run

On Monday, British national William Smith, who goes by Billy, was released from the scandal-hit prison by accident.

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3 d. ago David Lammy under pressure as two more prisoners mistakenly freed

Algerian sex offender and a fraudster released by Wandsworth jail, days after new checks brought in David Lammy, the UK justice secretary, is under mounting pressure after two more prisoners, including a convicted foreign sex offender, were mistakenly freed, days after he introduced stringent checks for jails.Lammy had refused multiple times to say whether any more prisoners had been released in error in a bruising session of prime minister’s questions, having been ambushed with a string of pre-planned questions on the issue. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wandsworth prison admits two inmates released in error in past week

Wandsworth prison admits two inmates released in error in past week  BBC

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3 d. ago HMP Wandsworth release ANOTHER prisoner in error: Convicted fraudster and Algerian migrant sex offender go on the run

On Monday, British national William Smith, who goes by Billy, was released from the scandal-hit prison by accident.

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3 d. ago Manhunts for Algerian flasher and convicted fraudster wrongly released from Wandsworth prison

Anger as Metropolitan Police say they were only informed on Tuesday that prisoner was on the run, six days after his ‘release in error’

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3 d. ago HMP Wandsworth back in the spotlight after mistaken release of prisoner

While prisoners released in error is on the rise, chaos at HMP Wandsworth has been previously laid bare.

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3 d. ago HMP Wandsworth have released ANOTHER prisoner in error: Convicted fraudster is SECOND inmate to be wrongly freed within a week after Algerian migrant sex offender

On Monday, British national William Smith, who goes by Billy, was released from the scandal-hit prison by accident.

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3 d. ago Manhunt launched for HMP Wandsworth prisoner after third released in error

A manhunt has been launched for William Smith, 35, who was released in error on Monday

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3 d. ago Manhunt for Algerian 'knifeman', 24, on the run after being wrongly released from HMP Wandsworth

Anger as Metropolitan Police say they were only informed on Tuesday that prisoner was on the run, six days after his ‘release in error’

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3 d. ago Met Police issues statement as another prisoner 'released in error'

An Algerian man was released from Wandsworth prison by mistake last week, it has been revealed

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3 d. ago Huge error as new prisoner released by mistake as Starmer issues statement

Police have launched a manhunt to track down the man

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3 d. ago Manhunt for Algerian prisoner, 24, on the run after mistaken release from HMP Wandsworth

Metropolitan Police say they were only informed on Tuesday that prisoner was on run, six days after his ‘release in error’

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