Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Require & fund more safe housing & mental health support for released prisoners
Open for signatures
58 signatures
What the petition asks
Require and fund more safe housing and mental health support for vulnerable prisoners on release, in order to stop the release of mentally ill and high-risk prisoners becoming homeless and without support.
It should be a statutory requirement to provide safe accommodation and mental health care to prisoners who leave jail. Release plans should also be created for prisoners before their release date.
We believe the Government must ensure that vulnerable prisoners who are released receive safe accommodation, mental health care, addiction support and crisis intervention before release.
We believe the Government must ensure that vulnerable prisoners who are released receive safe accommodation, mental health care, addiction support and crisis intervention before release.
Timeline
| 11 Jun 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
58
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
11 Jun 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.