Deputy Prime Minister unveils action to crack down on mistaken prison releases

Courts hotline established to fast-track prison queries and reduce mistakes

Up to £10 million over six months to introduce technology and AI solutions that help frontline staff avoid errors and ensure accuracy

Updating the House of Commons, David Lammy set out the decisive steps being taken to keep the public safe, including harnessing new technology to bear down on mistakes.

These new measures will help reverse the rising trend in release errors, which began under the last government, and keep offenders who should be in prison locked up.

A £10 million investment will see the roll out of new AI-powered tools to frontline staff so they can accurately calculate sentences and vital upgrades to the archaic pape

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