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Jailed son freed in father mix-up

By John Hirst

Jailed son freed in father mix-up

Prison officers released the wrong man after an "administrative error" led to him being mixed up with his father, the Ministry of Justice said.

Father and son, both called Terence Clegg, were in HMP Durham, with the elder Clegg due for release.

But prison officers mixed up the two men's papers and freed the son, who was on remand awaiting trial, on Thursday.

Northumbria Police are now trying to trace the 23-year-old. The father, 53, of Newcastle, has since been released.

I am amazed that whoever released the young Clegg was unable to tell the difference between a 23 and 53 year old. It used to be that whoever is responsible for releasing prisoners would check the photo on the prison record against the prisoner to ensure that no error occurred.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on October 25, 2008 (boomark / email).