Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 88988
Prisoners
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have not been released after the completion of their sentence and have continued to remain in custody in error since 5 July 2024.
Answer
Jake RichardsRelease inaccuracy is yet another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government. While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those errors that do occur, and this includes unlawful detenti...
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