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The Latest Breaking News from HMP Wandsworth

Prisoner With No Terror Convictions Died After 'Unintentionally Cruel' TPIM Treatment

An inquest found restrictive terrorism controls had a substantial impact on Akhtar Uddin's mental state before his death at HMP Wandsworth.

International Business Times UK · Oct 6

Man jailed for helping fellow prisoner Daniel Khalife on his escape from HMP Wandsworth

Adeel Khan, from Waltham Forest, east London, has been jailed for four-and-a-half year for helping Daniel Khalife after his escape from HMP Wandsworth

Evening Standard · Sep 4

Man found guilty of assisting Daniel Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth in 2023

Adeel Khan, 32, from Waltham Forest, helped supply Daniel Khalife with money following his high-profile escape from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023

Evening Standard · Jul 21

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The Independent UK · Jul 21

Prisoner guilty of assisting convicted spy Daniel Khalife after jail break

Adeel Khan worked with Daniel Khalife in the prison kitchen

The Independent UK · Jul 21

Drugs, drones and heat: Amber Rudd and David Lammy begin search for answers to prisons crisis

Former Tory minister appointed to head review sees the challenges on visit to troubled HMP Wandsworth

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12

UK Prisoner in Sex Video Scandal With Female Warden Speaks Out, Exposes Jail Staff Corruption

Inmate Linton Weirich reveals details of his relationship with a former prison officer and exposes corruption at HMP Wandsworth.

International Business Times UK · May 27

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HMP Wandsworth labelled ‘inhumane’ after being found to be most overcrowded prison in UK

The chaos at the south-west London prison has been laid bare through a series of high-profile incidents in recent years

The Independent UK · Apr 28

Mistakenly freed sex offender jailed again for biting police officers

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif sparked a manhunt last November after he was accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth

The Independent UK · Jan 30

Man wrongly released from London jail admits crimes after recapture

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth while awaiting trial

Evening Standard · Jan 9

More than 2,600 prison staff ‘facing deportation’ under new visa rules

Justice Secretary David Lammy already under pressure after prisoner release fiasco at HMP Wandsworth

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister

HMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakes

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025

Call for clarity on releases in error as prisoner mistakenly counted as at large

Robert Jenrick said he would ask David Lammy to make clear how many prisoners have been accidentally released and how many are still at large.

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2025

AI chatbot is Government's new recruit at HMP Wandsworth to stop inmates being wrongly freed

Prisons minister Lord Timpson said the southwest London jail had been given the ‘green light’ to use artificial intelligence

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2025

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The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

Four more mistakenly-released prisoners at large – after manhunt for sex offender ends with arrest

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was arrested in Islington, north London, after being spotted by a member of the public

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025

Manhunt continues for wrongly released prisoner as pressure mounts on Lammy

Police are still looking for Brahim Kaddour-Cherif who was mistakenly set free from HMP Wandsworth.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025

Overcrowding, understaffing and old IT: chaotic context to prison release errors

Mistaken releases from HMP Wandsworth should come as little surprise given near-impossible circumstances

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

Prisoner hands himself in after three days, as manhunt continues for migrant

Billy Smith, 35, handed himself back in after he was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth.

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Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

Robert Jenrick accuses David Lammy of 'Bulls****' on live TV amid row over mistaken prisoner releases

The comment came as pressure piles on the Justice Secretary after prisoners were mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth

International Business Times UK · Nov 6, 2025

UK Prison Release Scandal: Two Inmates Freed by Mistake in Days — and the Hidden Yearly Total Is Even More Shocking

Two inmates were wrongly freed from HMP Wandsworth as data shows 262 mistaken releases in a year, exposing major flaws in the UK prison system.

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

Prisoner manhunt continues as Lammy faces slew of questions

Police are trying to track down two inmates released in the last week from HMP Wandsworth.

International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025

Released by Mistake: Algerian Migrant Sex Offender Freed in Prison Blunder—Nationwide Manhunt Underway

UK authorities are scrambling to recapture Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, wrongly freed from HMP Wandsworth in a shocking prison blunder that's triggered outrage, political fallout, and a nationwide manhunt.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

Police launch double manhunt as two prisoners mistakenly released from jail

It comes after migrant Hadush Kebatu was wrongly released from HMP Chelmsford on October 24.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

A jail in crisis: HMP Wandsworth back in the spotlight with latest scandal

While prisoners released in error is on the rise, chaos at HMP Wandsworth has been previously laid bare

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

Prisoner release error puts troubled HMP Wandsworth back in the spotlight

The prison was put into special measures last year, with an urgent notice to improve

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