Prisons to Start ‘Strengthened’ Checks After Migrant Released in Error

Prisons to Start ‘Strengthened’ Checks After Migrant Released in Error
Justice Secretary David Lammy will set out a series of measures aimed at strengthening the system Stefan Rousseau/PA
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Prisons are expected to begin enhanced checks before inmates are released after a failed asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a teenage girl was mistakenly freed from jail.

Justice Secretary David Lammy will set out a series of measures aimed at strengthening the system as he faces questions about the blunder from MPs in Parliament on Monday.