Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 85159
Prisoners' Release
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Robert Jenrick
Reform UK — Newark
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences for violent offences have been erroneously released since 1 April 2025.
Answer
Jake RichardsReleases in error have been increasing for several years and are 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 releases in error ...
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