Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 87013 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released from prison in error in (a) England and (b) Essex in every year since 2010.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 10 Nov 2025
Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we’re clamping down on those releases in error t...