Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 7580 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his department has made of the potential impact of the early releases of offenders on public confidence in the justice system.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 18 Jun 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.Whilst measures like the SDS40 change provided the intended medium-term relief to the system, this ...