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 presented here from Oct-Dec 2021 onwards uses determinate sentences.

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

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