§ 69. Sir Richard Glynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many reprieved murderers were released in each year from 1940 to 1951, inclusive; what proportion of those released had served less than 10 years of their life sentence, what proportion had served less than seven years of their life 21W sentence; and what proportion less than three years.
PERIOD SERVED BY REPRIEVED MURDERERS RELEASED ON LICENCE IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN THE YEARS 1940–1951 Year Total number released Number released after serving Less than 3 years 3 years and less than 7 years 7 years and less than 10 years More than 10 years M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1940 … … 8 1 1 1 — — — — 7 — 1941 … … 6 2 — 1 — 1 4 — 2 — 1942 … … 14 5 2 4 — 1 9 — 3 — 1943 … … 9 1 — — 1 — 6 1 2 — 1944 … … 9 — 2 — 1 — 5 — 1 — 1945 … … 5 1 — — 2 — 3 1 — — 1946 … … 11 — 1 — 3 — 7 — — — 1947 … … 9 — 2 — 3 — 4 — — — 1948 … … 6 3 1 — — 3 5 — — — 1949 … … 3 — — — 2 — 1 — — — 1950 … … 5 — — — 1 — 2 — 2 — 1951 … … 2 2 — 1 — 1 2 — — — Totals … … 87 15 9 7 13 6 48 2 17 — Percentages … … 100 100 10 47 15 40 55 13 20 —