Written questions

Prisoners' Release

Lords · Question HL5411 · 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 whether they will publish (1) the names of all prisons participating in the prisoner early release scheme; and (2) the number of prisoners released from each institution.

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...