Question reference: S5W-33708
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 3 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners have been released (a) during 2020 to date and (b) from 23 March 2020 to date.
Answer
I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:
The total number of liberations from SPS custody in 2020 are as follows:
1. 8,187; and
2. 6,179