Reoffenders
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released under automatic release returned to prison within six weeks, in the past year.
Answered by Jake Richards
We have interpreted your question to be asking for, of the number of prisoners who are released at their automatic release date, how many are recalled to prison within 6 weeks of their release. We regularly publish data on releases and recalls via our Accredited Official Statistics publication Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (available at Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK). However, statistical data on individuals released does not distinguish automatic release from other forms of routine release. The requested information could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
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