"Two of the four prisoners who are at large were mistakenly released in 2024, according to reports. The government is under increasing pressure as the details emerged, with the other two on-the-run inmates revealed to have been wrongly freed in June this year. The mistaken releases of the four offenders mark just some of a number of high-profile cases of prisoners being wrongly freed."
"Only a day ago, a sex offender released in error was finally arrested, following a nine-day manhunt. On Friday, Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was captured in Islington, north London, after being spotted by a member of the public. The Algerian national who has convictions for theft and had previously also been convicted for indecent exposure was serving a sentence at HMP Wandsworth in southwest London but was mistakenly set free on 29 October."
"Kaddour-Cherif's release piled pressure on justice secretary and deputy prime minister David Lammy, who came under fire for how he dealt with the mistaken release of the prisoner. Mr Lammy was criticised for his decision not to address the blunder when he appeared at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, despite having been briefed about it and being repeatedly asked about accidental prison releases."
Two of four prisoners currently at large were mistakenly released in 2024, with the other two mistakenly freed in June. Several high-profile wrongful releases have occurred. A sex offender, Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth on 29 October and was arrested in Islington after a nine-day manhunt. Fraudster Billy Smith, 35, handed himself in the previous day. Justice secretary and deputy prime minister David Lammy faced criticism for not addressing the error at Prime Minister's Questions despite being briefed. Lammy ordered new release checks, commissioned an independent investigation, and began overhauling paper-based prison systems.
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