Our prison system shouldn't rely on prisoners handing themselves back in

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to the news that William Smith from Woking has returned himself to Wandsworth Prison, Liberal Democrat MP for Woking, Will Forster said:

"I’m pleased that William Smith from Woking is now back in custody.

"Our prisons shouldn't be relying on an honours system of wrongfully released people handing themselves back into prison.

"I am dismayed that despite reaching out to the Ministry of Justice yesterday, I still haven't received any briefing from the department about the ongoing situation.

"The Government still has serious questions to answer - they need to explain why he was wrongly released in the first place and rebuild the public’s confidence in our broken justice system."

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