Almost 150 criminals have been let out of jail by mistake in the last four years, and at least 24 of them are still on the run.
The astonishing admission by ministers sparked claims communities are being put at risk by offenders who should be behind bars.
Official figures showing that an inmate is accidentally allowed to walk free almost every week were branded an 'insult' to victims of crime.
Since May 2010 when the coalition was formed on promise to deliver a tougher law and order agenda, 148 criminals have been released in error from jails in England and Wales.
Most are caused by bungled paperwork but some are linked to errors in the lengthy of time inmates are supposed to be held behind bars.
Source-Dailym
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