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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ellie Ng

Mistakenly freeing prisoners ‘more common because of changes to release’

Mistakenly freeing prisoners has become more common because of changes to release (Andrew Parsons/PA) - (PA Archive)

Mistakenly freeing prisoners has become more common because of changes to how early releases happen, the chief inspector of prisons said.

The comments come after it emerged on Friday that sex offender Hadush Kebatu had been mistakenly freed from HMP Chelmsford instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre.

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