Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders
Commons · Question 83161 · Tabled 17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an estimate of reoffending rates for prisoners released under the early release scheme.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 27 Oct 2025
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...