Prison manager has been scapegoated over Hadush Kebatu’s release, says union

Exclusive: Chief inspector of prisons blames ‘chaos’ within the sector and says mistakes happen ‘all the time’The prison officers’ union has questioned why a single member of staff at HMP Chelmsford has been “unjustly” targeted after the mistaken release of a refused asylum seeker who had sexually assaulted a teenage girl.Mark Fairhurst, the national chair of the POA, said that the member, a discharging manager, is the only person under suspension when at least two other more senior staff members were involved in freeing Hadush Kebatu. Continue reading...

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