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Prisoners' Release

Asked by Edward ArgarConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 28 October 2024UIN 10449

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the last of the prisoners who were released in error in September 2024 under the SDS40 early release scheme returned to prison.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

All of the 37 people released in error, because of being incorrectly sentenced for breaching restraining orders under outdated legislation, were returned to custody.The last of the 37 prisoners was returned to custody on 28 September 2024.

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