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
HMP Wandsworth admits two inmates released in error in past week - live updates BBC Politics
Wandsworth prison admits two inmates released in error in past week BBC Events
Errors come just days after sex offender migrant Hadush Kebatu was wrongly freed from HMP Chelmsford Events
Two prisoners including a convicted sex offender were accidentally freed from the same jail in less than a week, sparking a major manhunt for two different police forces Events