Murderer released by mistake

[Graham F]

A 17 year old murderer is on the run in Scotland tonight after being let go by mistake

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3612215.stm

WTF?!?

it turns out Reliance, has only been escorting prisoners since monday after winning the contract

[Ramrod]

[kronas]

A Scottish Prison Service spokesman revealed that McCormick was beaten up by fellow inmates hours after arriving at Polmont Young Offenders Institution, near Falkirk, to begin his sentence.

good on them, looks like they should have finished the job.

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by Scooby

A 17 year old murderer is on the run in Scotland tonight after being let go by mistake

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3612215.stm

WTF?!?

it turns out Reliance, has only been escorting prisoners since monday after winning the contract

And it goes on to say

McCormick knifed 17-year-old Thomas Loughrey in the Pollokshaws

Not to make light of the crime, but that must hurt :pp

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by Scooby

A 17 year old murderer is on the run in Scotland tonight after being let go by mistake

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3612215.stm

WTF?!?

He sounds like a very nasty piece of work.

........McCormick was jailed for a minimum of 15 years but smirked and winked at Thomas' family as he was sentenced.

The judge at the High Court in Kilmarnock branded him "an animal".

Originally Posted by SCOOBY

it turns out Reliance, has only been escorting prisoners since monday after winning the contract

Idiots, I hope they lose the contract as soon as possible.

[Graham F]

Nope fraid not Tezcatlipoca, I heard some Scottish minister on 5Live speaking abt this and they said it would not result in the lose of the contract!

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by Scooby

Nope fraid not Tezcatlipoca, I heard some Scottish minister on 5Live speaking abt this and they said it would not result in the lose of the contract!

Ridiculous.


I just saw on Sky News that "Reliance" also accidentally released another prisoner on Thursday: Colin Watson, in prison for burglary, was released by mistake, but actually voluntarily turned himself back in.

They're still searching for the released murderer.


http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...051885,00.html

[wheeliebin]

Originally Posted by Tezcatlipoca

Ridiculous.


I just saw on Sky News that "Reliance" also accidentally released another prisoner on Thursday: Colin Watson, in prison for burglary, was released by mistake, but actually voluntarily turned himself back in.

They're still searching for the released murderer.


http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...051885,00.html

Kinda makes a mockery of their name

This is what happens when you put a price on having proper prison services. Soon the community service/probation services will be put out to tender. Everything in todays society is cheaper than ever!

But services seem poorer!

No surprise then.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by wheeliebin

Kinda makes a mockery of their name

This is what happens when you put a price on having proper prison services. Soon the community service/probation services will be put out to tender. Everything in todays society is cheaper than ever!

But services seem poorer!

No surprise then.

Yeah

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3612931.stm

Reliance Custodial Services, the firm which won the £11m contract to escort prisoners to and from Scottish courts, was responsible for transferring McCormick.

A spokesman for Reliance said: "We immediately notified officers of Strathclyde Police who were present in the court.

"We also notified the Scottish Prison Service and are cooperating fully in resolving this situation."

An SPS spokesman said Reliance had been instructed to review procedures for the identification of prisoners.

"They have told us that they have already done so and have taken action," he said.

"We have to be satisfied that they do everything possible to make their procedures sufficiently robust."

He went on: "We consider this to be a very serious incident and we will ensure that Reliance do whatever is needed to prevent any repetition of this kind of incident."

(snip)

Reliance Custodial Services were awarded the contract to handle prisoners in a move intended to release police and prison guards to concentrate on "core duties".

However, it was reported earlier this week that on the first day operating at Glasgow Sheriff Court, many cases were held up due to mistakes involving Reliance staff.

One lawyer called the system a "shambles".

Madness


And meanwhile, the evil scummer they let out is still roaming the streets....And he sounds like someone who could easily kill again....

I remember about ten years ago people talking about Group 3 Security taking over the transport of prisoners (it was Group 4, but they lost one...)

You'd have thought they'd have learned by now...