Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 88927 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons had the highest rates of accidental release of prisoners in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 13 Nov 2025
Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government. On 11 November, the Deputy Prime Minister announced a five-point action plan setting out initial steps to address th...