UK justice secretary unable to say how many early-release prisoners have been tagged
But you know, we’re very candid about who’s leaving prison and when they do.’ Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PAView image in fullscreenAlex Norris: ‘We don’t have that number. You know, there can be a bit of a lag.“We don’t have that number. But you know, we’re very candid about who’s leaving prison and when they do.”Asked if he knew if released domestic abusers have been tagged or not, he said: “It would be too soon to know that, as it was only on Thursday.
- ▪But you know, we’re very candid about who’s leaving prison and when they do.’ Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PAView image in fullscreenAlex Norris: ‘We don’t have that number.
- ▪You know, there can be a bit of a lag.“We don’t have that number.
- ▪But you know, we’re very candid about who’s leaving prison and when they do.”Asked if he knew if released domestic abusers have been tagged or not, he said: “It would be too soon to know that, as it was only on Thursday.
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Alex Norris: ‘We don’t have that number. But you know, we’re very candid about who’s leaving prison and when they do.’ Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PAView image in fullscreenAlex Norris: ‘We don’t have that number. But you know, we’re very candid about who’s leaving prison and when they do.’ Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PAPrisons and probationUK justice secretary unable to say how many early-release prisoners have been taggedAlex Norris says ‘too soon’ to say how many released this week from jails in England and Wales have monitoring devices UK politics live – latest updates Rajeev SyalSun 4 Oct 2026 10.35 EDTLast modified on Sun 4 Oct 2026 10.47 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAlex Norris has been unable to say how many prisoners freed early from jail this week have been tagged, despite…
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