Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 75265

Open Prisons

Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will conduct a review of the quality of rehabilitation of prisoners released from an open prison, in comparison with prisoners released from other penal settings.

Answer

Jake Richards
Prisons of different categories shape their rehabilitation offer to meet the needs of the prisoner cohorts they accommodate.In open prisons, the intention is for carefully risk-assessed prisoners to participate in activities in the community under Release...
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