Dozens let out of prison under Starmers emergency release scheme were freed by mistake

Dozens of people released from jail under the government's emergency prison scheme were freed by mistake. A Ministry of Justice source said 37 people were released in error on 10 September, because their offences were wrongly logged under repealed legislation. This meant these cases were not flagged for exemptions, which were designed to prevent those guilty of certain types of crime from being released. Five prisoners have not yet been returned to jail but most have been brought back into custody. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “Public safety is our first priority. That is why we took decisive action to fix the broken prison system we inherited and keep the most dangerous offenders locked up. Join this channel to get access to perks: