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November 7, 2025
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UK prisoner surrenders after mistaken release

UK prisoner surrenders after mistaken release

Police launched a manhunt on Wednesday after it emerged that Billy Smith, 35, and another prisoner, Brahim Kaddour Cherif, a 24-year-old Algerian, had been freed in error......

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A prisoner, Billy Smith, mistakenly released from a UK jail, surrendered to authorities three days later. This incident is the latest in a series of errors plaguing the UK prison system, prompting a manhunt for another still-at-large escapee, Brahim Kaddour Cherif.

  • 262 people were mistakenly freed from prison between March 2024 and March 2025.
  • Junior Minister Alex Davies-Jones summoned prison chiefs for a meeting regarding the errors.
  • The Labour government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, faces embarrassment amidst these prison errors and surging popularity of the Reform UK party.

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