Two more prisoners mistakenly released from prison, admits justice secretary

Two much prisoners person been mistakenly released from situation implicit the past month, David Lammy has confirmed.

Speaking to Mornings with Ridge and Frost, the justness caput admitted that determination person been further prisoners accidentally released since helium made a connection connected the contented past month.

Pushed connected however galore much radical person been wrongly freed, Mr Lammy admitted that 2 much radical person been released since his update to MPs connected 11 November.

At the time, helium said 91 radical had been mistakenly freed from prisons successful England and Wales since April this year.

Mr Lammy told Sky News: "There person been determination person been releases successful mistake since I made that statement, but I privation to convey that the inclination this twelvemonth is fortunately downwards.

"There are 2 radical presently astatine large... and a situation strategy that is paper-based. Mistakes happen."

But pushed for much item connected if helium knows wherever these 2 prisoners are, Mr Lammy said that helium doesn't privation to springiness a "running commentary".

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