Petition · past parliament
Release cat d prisoners that have children at home with one adult only
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Put all cat d prisoners on house arrest who have children at home with only one adult in the house hold who have no help if the virus hits the house hold
I'm in a position where if I get the virus I have have no one to help with my 4 children as my mums a frontline nhs worker in contact with patients with covid 19 and the rest of family are high risk so are isolating they will be many in the same position single parents with partners in cat d prisons even if they are on home arrest till it's all over and then return back to the prison at this very distressing time I'm asking for your help please
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 instead: Release HMP Prisoners due to COVID-19 - temporary release, licence, tag, curfew.
Timeline
| 4 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.