🔗 Share this article Prisons Cannot Be Resolved Overnight, Minister Says, as Police Search For Two Individuals Mistakenly Freed Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has described the situation as a "total shambles," speaking earlier today. Speaking during a radio program, he referenced remarks made by the justice minister following a previous prisoner release, saying that Lammy would implement stricter verifications. "It took almost a week for the corrections department reportedly to even become aware this occurred" and notify the police, the shadow official explains, "leaving them a week behind in the search to find him." The shadow minister condemns Lammy's performance during recent PMQs and accuses him of a "complete failure in responsibility." Addressing mistaken prison releases more generally, the spokesperson underlines that "each mistaken discharge [...] is unacceptable." He admits there were similar incidents under the previous Conservative government, but says the number "has risen significantly" under the current government. Advocating additional correctional facilities to be constructed, he adds: "The public want to see now are proper safeguards implemented." "That is a specific bureaucratic error by the Ministry of Justice supervised by David Lammy," Jenrick says. An account detailing how the most recent mistaken prisoner release unfolded is accessible through official channels.