Petition · past parliament

Release un convicted and low risk prisoners , now to avoid death sentences !

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

People like my self and others have great concern about the safety of our love ones in prison due to Coronavirus. We strongly believe that they should be released if near end of sentence or are deemed low risk to reduce death sentences

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Release HMP Prisoners due to COVID-19 - temporary release, licence, tag, curfew

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

23 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Apr 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.