Lammy says spike in mistaken prison releases is ‘unacceptable’ and welcomes Billy Smith’s return to jail – UK politics live

Deputy PM says government is ‘modernising’ prison systems as one of two mistakenly released inmates turns himself inDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that Billy Smith is back in custody, but described the spike in release mistakes as “unacceptable”.According to PA Media, Lammy said:William Smith is back in custody. The spike in mistaken releases is unacceptable.We’re modernising prison systems – replacing paper with digital tools to cut errors. Continue reading...