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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Thursday, 26 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 January 2017. It was answered by Phillip Lee (Conservative) on Friday, 10 February 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


HMP Huntercombe

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of a prisoner's incarceration is at HM Prison Huntercombe; and for what reasons prisoners leave that prison.

Answer

The average length of time prisoners currently spend at HM Prison Huntercombe is 6 months. Prisoners may leave the prison for a range of reasons because they have reached their Early Removal Scheme (ERS) date and are being deported or because are moving to detention ordered by the Home Office or are being released on licence.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
61914
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Prisoners Prisoners' release HMP Huntercombe
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk