The mistaken release of a second foreign prisoner has forced ministers to re-examine their security and release procedures and revise an internal document at HMP Wandristivent.
Much of the concern stems from poor technology and poor communication between prisons, the Ministry of Justice and the courts – the three bodies responsible for overseeing the case in England and Wales.
During the Emergency Friege Result of the Priest in September of September 2024 to solve the overcrowding, 37 prisoners were released by mistake after their crimes were wrongly logged under the rejected legislation.
A computer system designed to automate the calculation of release dates failed to work as planned, forcing complex calculations by hand using calculators.
With almost 20% of prisoners held on remand, more and more are transported between prisons and courts for hearings.
There are increasing complaints from the staff that the straarants are missing and that the prisoners are being transferred between the prisoners. Without a warrant, staff have no legal power to detain prisoners in jail.
Inexperienced staff are left with a large castiseo of inmates to process due to the high turnover of people going through the prison system.
In the 12 months to March this year, 262 prisoners were released by mistake, a 128% increase from 115 last year, according to government data. The majority (233) took place in prisons, while the remaining 29 took place in courts.
These errors were passed without comment until it emerged last month that the former seSylum searcher and the following case were raised from HMP Chelmsford.
On the day Kebatu was released, a delivery driver said he saw him return to prison in a “very confused” state.
The riot at HMP Wand Wandsworth was set in September 2023 when a prisoner escaped.
Former soldier Daniel Khaife, later found guilty of spying for Iran, escaped from South-West London Jail by hijacking a food delivery truck. He was caught days later on a canal towpath by a pair of plainclothes.
The prison was placed in special measures last year and is one of 10 prisoners released with an urgent notice to improve since November 2022.
The Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, said HMP Wand Wandsworth “since Khalife’s escape and that security remains a” serious concern “.
The court heard that two guards checked the truck with a torch and a mirror and allowed it to leave the prison, despite the driver saying it was missing.
In 2024, inspectors said they found “grossly overrun” HMP Wand Wandsworth was the result of “continued declines that have been allowed to happen in plain view of leaders”. They warned that guards do not always know where the prisoners are in their wings, despite an investment of almost £900,000 since the escape.
David Lammy, the Secretary of Justice, wants to know why the five-page checks he introduced for more than a week have failed to stop the most recent errors in the release.
The guidelines require additional prison staff to sign a release, with a DUDMA Governor personally responsible for an inspection of release procedures.