Releases (quarterly)
A release is defined as a release from prison where the prisoner has finished serving the custodial term of their sentence(s) and excludes:
- civil non-criminal prisoners
- persons committed to custody for non-payment of a fine
- releases to hospital
- deported prisoners from HMPPS operated Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs)
- releases following recall after release on licence, except occasions:
- where the offender has committed a new offence and is committed to custody for a new sentence and the subsequent release date falls after the sentence expiry date of the original sentence, or
- where upon release the offender is subject to the licence condition of the new custodial sentence
This measure is part of the offender management section of prisons data. The data source is offender management statistics quarterly.
| Year | Releases (quarterly) |
|---|---|
| Jan-Mar 2019 | 15,432 |
| Oct-Dec 2018 | 17,215 |
| Jul-Sep 2018 | 17,136 |
| Apr-Jun 2018 | 17,369 |
| Jan-Mar 2018 | 17,904 |
| Oct-Dec 2017 | 18,196 |
| Jul-Sep 2017 | 17,897 |
| Apr-Jun 2017 | 17,763 |
| Jan-Mar 2017 | 17,639 |
| Oct-Dec 2016 | 18,361 |
| Jul-Sep 2016 | 18,714 |
| Apr-Jun 2016 | 18,562 |
| Jan-Mar 2016 | 17,923 |
| Oct-Dec 2015 | 19,348 |
| Jul-Sep 2015 | 18,880 |
| Apr-Jun 2015 | 18,526 |
| Jan-Mar 2015 | 17,797 |
Jan-Mar 2019
Notes
- Data is not always available for, or applicable to, every prison; and the list of prisons will vary year on year due to closures and newly opened establishments.
- Prison functions (Male Local etc.) refer to the function of the prison in the most recent year shown. The function of a prison may have been different in previous years.
- A small number of prisons which are listed separately in the above table are physically co-located and cannot be distinguished on the map.
- The markers on the map are indicative only. For further information on a prison, or for details of a prison's location, please consult the Ministry of Justice prison finder.