Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 86998

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 31 October 2025

Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners erroneously released since July 2024 have since been recaptured.

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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