Prisoner found after being 'accidentally' released from Sydney jail

Corey Hastings, 30, left the Long Bay Correctional Complex in Matraville about 1pm yesterday in what Corrective Services NSW blamed on an "administration error".

But following a major search by police, he was found in a hotel at Bondi, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, at 6am today.Corey Hastings, 30, has been found after he left the Long Bay Correctional Complex in Sydney yesterday in what Corrective Services NSW blamed on an "administration error". He has been taken to Waverley police station and arrangements are being made to return him to the prison.

A Corrective Services NSW spokesperson said the agency was investigating how the release error happened. "CSNSW staff are required to follow detailed procedures when processing inmate detention, sentencing decisions and releases from custody," they said.Police to allege Samantha Murphy was murdered in 'deliberate act'Hastings, who was on remand on dangerous driving and other related charges, was listed for a mention in Wagga Wagga District Court yesterday.

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