Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87013

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 31 October 2025

Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released from prison in error in (a) England and (b) Essex in every year since 2010.

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’re clamping down on those releases in error t...

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