Time Spent in Cells: Reoffending Rates

Part of Justice – in the House of Commons at on 20 February 2024.

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Photo of Shabana Mahmood Shabana Mahmood Shadow Secretary of State for Justice

While prisoners are serving their sentence, they are not being allowed to leave their cell, but ironically the Government are also releasing some of them early. Despite a multitude of letters, questions and even a point-blank request from the Justice Committee, the Government are refusing to tell us how many prisoners are being released early and from where. The public and Parliament have a right to know, so will the Minister finally come clean on how the early release scheme has been used so far? If not, can he tell the House what he has to hide?