Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 88406

Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

Tabled: 5 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Lewis Cocking

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released early under automatic release provisions have subsequently been reconvicted.

Answer

Jake Richards

This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We have had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.Whilst this change provided the intended medium-term relief, it was only ever a temporary chan...

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