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The figures come after the government last year vowed to crack down on wrongful releases after a series of high profile ...

Almost 200 prisoners were mistakenly released in England and Wales last year, new figures have revealed. Data showed that 179 ...

The government has said it will roll out biometric checks in prisons after new figures revealed 179 people were freed in ...