Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 85901
Prisoners' Release
Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025
Question
James Wild
Conservative — North West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's webpage entitled Prisons data, Additional data, how many of the 262 prisoners released in error in 2024-5 were returned to custody.
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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