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<p>By law, prisoners serving life and other indeterminate sentences must complete
their tariff in custody and thereafter be released only when the Parole Board concludes
that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public for them to remain
confined to custody. The Government is committed to supporting prisoners to reduce
their risk and so progress towards safe release, but the priority is always to protect
the public.</p><p><strong>HL1672</strong></p><p>The following table shows the (1)
lower quartile, (2) median, (3) upper quartile, and (4) interquartile range, of tariff
lengths in years for prisoners who received a life sentence in each year since 2002.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year
of Sentence</p></td><td><p>Lower Quartile</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Upper
Quartile</p></td><td><p>Interquartile Range</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>HL1673</strong></p><p>The
following table shows the (1) lower quartile, (2) median, (3) upper quartile, and
(4) interquartile range, of the number of months spent in custody by life sentence
prisoners who were released in each year since 2002.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year
of Sentence</p></td><td><p>Lower Quartile</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Upper
Quartile</p></td><td><p>Interquartile Range</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>247</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes
for above figures: Months spent in custody is calculated from date of sentence to
release date. It does not take into consideration time spent in custody before sentence.</p><p><strong>HL1674
</strong></p><p>The following table shows the (1) lower quartile, (2) median, (3)
upper quartile, and (4) interquartile range, of the age of prisoners serving a life
sentence at the point of release in each year since 2002.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year
of Sentence</p></td><td><p>Lower Quartile</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Upper
Quartile</p></td><td><p>Interquartile Range</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes
for above figures: Age at time of release does not reflect how long the offender had
been in custody.</p><p><strong>HL1675</strong></p><p>The following table shows the
(1) mean, and (2) median, number of months spent in custody beyond tariff for life
sentence prisoners at the point of release in each year since 2002.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year
of Sentence</p></td><td><p>Average</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
HL1676</strong></p><p>The following table shows the proportion of prisoners serving
a life sentence who were released at their first Parole Board hearing in each year
since 2002.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Knockback</p></td><td><p>Open</p></td><td><p>Release</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hearing
Start Year</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
HL1677</strong></p><p>The following table shows the number of 'unreleased IPP prisoners
with a tariff length of 10 years or more, by ethnicity group, as at 30 June 2015 to
30 June 2021.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30/06/15</p></td><td><p>30/06/16</p></td><td><p>30/06/17</p></td><td><p>30/06/18</p></td><td><p>30/06/19</p></td><td><p>30/06/20</p></td><td><p>30/06/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian/
Asian British</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black/
African/ Caribbean/ Black British</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed/
Multiple ethnic groups</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes
for above figures: Figures exclude prisoners recalled from an IPP sentence</p><p>Notes
for all figures in the above tables:</p><ol start="1"><li><p>Due to rounding, the
interquartile range may not equal the difference between the third and first quartiles.</p></li></ol><ol
start="2"><li><p>Tariff length is the time between date of sentence and tariff expiry
date.</p></li></ol><ol start="3"><li><p>Figures do not include whole-life orders.</p></li></ol><ol
start="4"><li><p>Numbers are subject to revision as more data become available.</p></li></ol><ol
start="5"><li><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT
systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors
with data entry and processing. Data has been supplied for as many of the requested
years as it is possible to provide within cost limits; earlier years may not be available
due to changes in recording over time.</p></li></ol>
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