Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 6629
Prisoners' Release: Domestic Abuse
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Paula Barker
Labour — Liverpool Wavertree
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help protect victims of domestic abuse and violence who are affected by the early release of some prisoners.
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesDue to acute prison capacity pressure, the Government has had no option but to introduce a change that will allow prisoners serving an eligible standard determinate sentence (SDS) to be released after serving 40% rather than 50% of that sentence in custod...
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