Prisoners' Release
Lords · Question HL5408 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Keen of Elie
To ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners have been released early under the prisoner early release scheme since its introduction, broken down by offence category.
Answer
Answered by Lord Timpson, 17 Mar 2025
On 07 November, the Ministry of Justice published transparency data on how many offenders were released on the first days of Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 of SDS40 (1,889 prisoners on the first day of Tranche 1, and 1,223 prisoners on the first day of Tranche 2...