2024-2025年,英格兰和威尔士有260多名囚犯因法律变革和制度错误,包括一起涉及重犯的引人注目的案件,被错误地释放。 Over 260 prisoners were wrongly released in England and Wales in 2024–2025 due to legal changes and system errors, including a high-profile case involving a reoffender.

英格兰和威尔士的囚犯释放错误翻了一番多,从每年115起增加到2025年3月的262起,这与劳动部的提前释放计划有关,该计划将最低服刑时间从50%减少到40%,以及涉及废除限制令罪的技术故障。 Prisoner release errors in England and Wales more than doubled from 115 to 262 in the year to March 2025, linked to a Labour government early release scheme cutting minimum serving time from 50% to 40% and a technical glitch involving a repealed restraining order offense. 一些被错误释放的囚犯,包括寻求庇护者Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu,在遭到性攻击后再次被捕,被送回羁押。 Some wrongly released inmates, including asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu who was rearrested after sexual assaults, were returned to custody. HMPPS称这些事件少见,但承认系统变化促成了上升。 HMPPS called the incidents rare but acknowledged systemic changes contributed to the rise. Chelmsford的议员敦促公众调查对更深层缺陷的担忧。 Chelmsford’s MP urged a public inquiry over concerns of deeper flaws.