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No 10 has admitted it was “shocking” that 91 inmates have been wrongly set free since April this year as the Government faces mounting pressure over releases in error.

The data, released by the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, shows 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.

The publication comes as Justice Secretary David Lammy was set to face questions from MPs over the issue, after it was revealed two prisoners had been freed in error following the high-profile jail blunder of Hadush Kebatu, the now-deported migrant at the heart of

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