The chief inspector of prisons has said the recent spate of prisoners being released too early is "a symptom of a system that is close to breaking point".

Charlie Taylor's assessment comes as it is revealed that two prisoners wrongly released last year are still at large, as are two others believed to have been freed in error in June this year.

Writing in The Daily Telegraph , Mr Taylor said the growing number of mistaken early releases was "embarrassing and potentially dangerous".

He also put it down to "an overcomplicated sentencing framework" and described it as "a symptom of a system that is close to breaking point".

Image: Sky's Tom Parmenter confronts Brahim Kaddour-Cherifm, who was arrested on Friday after a police search following his release from HMP Wandsworth in south Lo

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