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David Lammy ‘makes prisons scandal worse every time he intervenes’, blast critics | Politics | News
The crisis engulfing Britain’s justice system has worsened “every time” David Lammy has intervened, Robert Jenrick has said. The shadow…
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Mistakenly released prisoner Billy Smith turns himself in | Prisons and probation
A fraudster who was mistakenly released from prison this week turned himself in during the capture of a convicted sex…
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Wandsworth prison’s troubled history of overcrowding, escapes and mistaken releases
The harsh appearance of Wandsworth prison is enough to give grown men the shivers. The Victorian property in leafy south-west…
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Albanian drug dealer who ‘entered UK illegally’ says he can’t be extradited to Italy as lack of hot water in its prisons breached his human rights
Do you have a story? Email Sam.Lawley@dailymail.co.uk Written by: SAM LAWLEY, NEWS CORRESPONDENT Publication date: 20:50 EDT, November 3, 2025…
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Ministers were warned of errors at jail that released sex offender by mistake | Prisons and probation
Ministers have been warned by a watchdog that inmates are “falling through the cracks” of chaotic prison release procedures that…
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Ministers warned against scapegoating prison staff over mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu | Prisons and probation
Ministers have been warned against scapegoating prison staff as they try to contain the political fallout from the mistaken release…
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Prisons crisis means serious criminals will be mistakenly released again, experts warn
Your support helps us tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on…
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Prisons to carry out extra checks before releasing inmates
Prison governors in England and Wales will need to give assurances that enhanced checks are carried out before prisoners are…
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Met police urge Epping sex offender spotted in London to hand himself in | Prisons and probation
Police searching for a former asylum seeker and convicted sex offender who was mistakenly released from prison in London have…
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USA
Families describe deaths, violence in Alabama prisons as they push for change
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Chase Mathis told guards he was threatened by other inmates and feared for his life. But…
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