Prisoners' Release

(asked on 16th November 2016) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people in prison in England and Wales have been granted compassionate release on grounds of ill-health in each of the last five years for which figures are available.


Answered by
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Lord Keen of Elie
This question was answered on 30th November 2016

The numbers granted early release on compassionate grounds for reasons of ill health in each of the last five years are;

2011

5

2012

10

2013

9

2014

8

2015

10

TOTAL

42

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