Prison 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); and
• 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.

The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the offender management statistics quarterly publication.

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