Prisoners: Parents
Commons · Question 128198 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Kerry McCarthy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what comparative assessment he has made of the level of support in prisons for parents on remand or serving custodial sentences with the potential impact on rehabilitation.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 28 Apr 2026
We know that supporting and maintaining positive family relationships, where safe and appropriate, is an important factor in reducing reoffending and desistance from crime, with recently published research finding that prisoners who received visits were 3...