Violent drug dealer who fled prison in Labour’s early release chaos still at large 700 days later

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Violent drug dealer who fled prison in Labour's early release chaos still at large 700 days later.

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A violent drug dealer who fled prison while a second set of inmates were freed under Labour's early release scheme is still at large more than 700 days after absconding from HMP Kirkham, GB News can exclusively reveal.Elliot Riley, 33, who had been sentenced to spend eight years behind bars following a major drug-busting operation by Greater Manchester Police, was spotted climbing over a barbed-wire-topped fence at the category D prison live on GB News on October 22, 2024.More than 1,100 inmates were released from prison on the same day, with prisoners who were banged up for five years or more being released after serving just 40 per cent of their sentences.A Prison Service spokesman told GB News: "We are working with the police to recapture this individual, and we urge anyone with information to go to the police.

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