Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 85419

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 27 October 2025

Answered: 30 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released from prison early in error since 5 July 2024.

Answer

Jake Richards

Releases 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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