58 h. ago Prisoner ‘released in error’ was actually freed lawfully, minister says

Justice minister Lord Timpson said the foreign national was let out legally after checks were made

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3 d. ago Criminal was on the loose for more than a WEEK after being released from prison in error, as David Lammy accused of being 'asleep at the wheel'

In the latest development in Labour's jails farce, the Ministry of Justice confirmed the unnamed inmate was detained last night, eight days after being mistakenly let out.

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4 d. ago David Lammy says 91 prisoners freed in error in England and Wales since April

Justice secretary tells MPs as many as four may still be at large and blames previous governments’ cuts for mistakesThe justice secretary has revealed that 91 prisoners have been released by mistake in England and Wales since April, of whom as many four remain at large.David Lammy gave details in a Commons statement of three mistakenly released prisoners the police are trying to trace. He said the Prison Service was also investigating a fourth inmate released in error last Monday who may still be at large. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Call for clarity on releases in error as prisoner mistakenly counted as at large

Robert Jenrick said he would ask David Lammy to make clear how many prisoners have been accidentally released and how many are still at large.

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8 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. ago Mistakenly released prisoner William Smith seen handing himself in 3 days after error

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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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