Asked about accidental prisoner releases, Lisa Nandy said ‘even one is too many’ but the government is ‘gripping’ the crisis
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Asked about accidental prisoner releases, Lisa Nandy said ‘even one is too many’ but the government is ‘gripping’ the crisis
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A government minister has admitted that accidental prison releases have gone up under the Labour government, but insisted that the government is “gripping” the crisis.
Two accidentally released prisoners remain at large, the justice secretary confirms
‘Even one is too many,’ culture secretary Lisa Nandy tells Sky News
Downing Street has said the figures are ‘shocking’ and show a a ‘failing criminal justice system’
Government under increasing pressure as four prisoners wrongly freed mark just some of a number of high-profile cases
The prison was put into special measures last year, with an urgent notice to improve
Police are continuing the search for a migrant sex offender who was wrongly freed from jail
