Prisoners' Release

(asked on 26th January 2017) - View Source
Questioner
Jim Cunningham Portrait
Jim Cunningham
(Labour - Coventry South)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been recalled to prison after being released on licence in each of the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by
Sam Gyimah Portrait
Sam Gyimah
This question was answered on 31st January 2017

We are committed to protecting the public, reforming offenders and to reducing reoffending. The licence part of a custodial sentence is designed to rehabilitate offenders – by supervising them in the community and requiring them to comply with conditions. If offenders breach their licence conditions they can be recalled to custody.

The number of offenders recalled to prison after being released on licence in each of the last 12 months is as follows:

Oct-15

2,073

Nov-15

1,833

Dec-15

1,907

Jan-16

1,768

Feb-16

1,688

Mar-16

1,729

Apr-16

1,842

May-16

1,770

Jun-16

1,900

Jul-16

1,759

Aug-16

1,719

Sep-16

2,106

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