England prison chiefs summoned to urgent meeting with ministers over wrongful releases

<p>Justice minister says digital team will overhaul ‘archaic’ paper system partly to blame for 22 people being wrongly freed every month</p><p>Prison governors in England have been summoned to an urgent meeting with ministers as the government comes under pressure over the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/05/police-urgently-looking-for-prisoner-freed-by-mistake-in-london">wrongful release of two more prisoners</a>, including a convicted foreign sex offender.</p><p>Alex Davies-Jones, a justice minister, told broadcasters she was “furious” about the “unacceptable” situation where an average of 22 people are wrongly released from prisons each month in England and Wales.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/06/england-prison-chiefs-meeting-ministers-wrongful-releases">Continue reading...</a>