Politicians react to prisoners mistakenly released, including sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif. Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy said that there is a crisis in the prison system and the government “have a mountain to climb” to tackle it. Around 260 prisoners were released in error over the last year, according to government figures. | Sky News

One of the mistakenly released prisoners has handed himself back in to Wandsworth prison, ITV News can exclusively reveal. William Smith told ITV News that he was handing himself back in, after being accidentally released on Monday, November 3. The 35-year-old from Surrey was filmed by ITV News as he returned to the prison on Thursday morning, accompanied by his partner who he hugged before walking to the entrance of Wandsworth prison, where he approached a member of staff. Details of Smith’s mi