DOZENS of prisoners have been mistakenly released from Scotland's jails in a catalogue of blunders, new figures have revealed. The Scottish Prison Service said 27 inmates had been accidentally released since 2022. Eight "liberations in error" occurred in 2022/23, while seven happened in 2023/24 and nine in 2024/25. Three inmates have been released mistakenly in... Events
On Monday, British national William Smith, who goes by Billy, was released from the scandal-hit prison by accident. Events
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Errors come just days after sex offender migrant Hadush Kebatu was wrongly freed from HMP Chelmsford Events
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