PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Prisoners' Release: Housing (12 October 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons are facilitating the Government's Through the Gate provision for offenders serving 12 months or less.

Asked by:
Richard Burgon (Independent)

Answer

As a result of the reforms to probation services, for the first time, adult offenders serving under 12 months in custody can access the Through the Gate resettlement service in prison and into the community. To support this unprecedented resettlement service we established a network of 89 Resettlement Prisons to facilitate the transition from custody into the community to enable the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) to work with those prisoners returning to their local area. The contracts with CRCs also provide for such services even where a prisoner has not been transferred to a designated resettlement prison prior to release.


Answered by:
Mr Sam Gyimah (Liberal Democrat)
20 October 2016

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