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1 week ago

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

AI chatbots and cross-referencing tools can be used in prisons to automate document processing, alias verification, dataset merging, and release-date calculations to prevent mistaken releases.
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2 weeks ago

Minister defends David Lammy and says broken system' to blame for prisoner releases UK politics live

Mistaken prison releases prompted stronger release checks and an independent review; one released prisoner returned, while a jailed child-killer was found dead and three prisoners were charged with murder.
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2 weeks ago

The Guardian view on mistaken prisoner releases: a broken system not human error | Editorial

Mistaken prisoner releases and escapes reveal systemic underfunding, operational incompetence, and dangerous overcrowding in the prison system that threaten public safety and confidence.
UK politics
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2 weeks ago

Why doesn't Lammy just bring in a new policy of accidentally jailing people? | John Crace

Justice Secretary David Lammy was confined under strict observation inside the department amid prison release errors and political fallout following a disastrous public showing.
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4 weeks ago

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu manhunt live: Met Police takes over search for sex offender after London sighting

The number of prisoners released in error more than doubled in the year to March 2025, Government data shows. A report by His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) said 262 prisoners were released in error from April 2024 to March 2025, up from 115 in the year to March 2024. HMPPS said in the report that releases in error remain infrequent and believes the rise is linked to changes in the law, and the early release scheme which Labour introduced in September 2024.
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