Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 38326

Prisoners

Tabled: 13 March 2025

Answered: 19 March 2025

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat — Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners (a) have served their original sentence and (b) maintain their innocence.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Data regarding how many and what proportions of prisoners have served their original sentence and maintain their innocence is not collated by the Ministry of Justice.Innocence is a matter for the courts, so HM Prison and Probation Service and the Parole B...

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