Prisons to carry out more checks after migrant sex offender released in error

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Prisons to carry out more checks after migrant sex offender released in error

Prisons to carry out extra checks before prisoners are released, after migrant and convicted sex offender, Hadush Kebatu, was wrongly set free from a prison in Epping.

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Justice Secretary David Lammy will face questions in parliament later today. He will announce an inquiry into how it happened and set out new measures to strengthen the system.

Hadush Kebatu, who was arrested yesterday, should have been sent from Chelmsford Prison to an immigration detention centre.

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Date: October 27, 2025