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Open Prisons

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 12 September 2025UIN 75253

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time spent by prisoners in open prisons was in the last (a) 12 months, (b) three years and (c) five years.

Answered by Jake Richards

Prisoners may be accommodated in more than one open prison during the course of a sentence. The data that would need to be collated to calculate the average length of time in open conditions is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.

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