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Breakdowns in communications and staffing and security issues show how years of neglect have pushed jails to breaking point

The prison was put into special measures last year, with an urgent notice to improve

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Former soldier Daniel Khalife has been branded a “dangerous fool” by a judge imprisoning him for more than 14 years for escaping from prison and spying for Iran.

Former British soldier sentenced to 14 years for spying for Iran, escaped from prison, and was apprehended. Concerns raised about UK's correctional system.

Daniel Khalife's prison escape cost police more than £250,000 in overtime, with more than 150 officers involved in his manhunt, a judge confirmed during his sentencing at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, 3 February.

Daniel Khalife, 23, strapped himself to underside of food truck and used kitchen trousers as makeshift sling to break free from HMP Wandsworth

The 23-year-old drew nationwide attention when he fled from HMP Wandsworth by clinging to truck and sparking major manhunt

The 23-year-old was also sentenced for breaking out of HMP Wandsworth by tying himself to the underside of a delivery truck in September 2023.