§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were discharged from prison in 1978 after serving sentence.
§ Mr. BrittanDuring 1978, 49,573 males and 2,848 females were discharged from prisons in England and Wales after serving sentences of imprisonment. In addition, 19,312 males were discharged from borstals or detention centres and 350 females were discharged from borstals.