Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 123036 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the long-term adequacy of using early release measures to manage prison capacity.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 26 Mar 2026
This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.Without the changes this Government made, courts would have had to halt trials and the police cance...