Crimes of Violence: Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 35776 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders convicted of actual bodily harm and sentenced to under four years in prison have been released early from prison since 5 July 2024.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 10 Mar 2025
On 7 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)...