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Publication - Statistics

Occasional paper: Long-term drivers of and changes in the prison population

Published
11 June 2025
From
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order

This paper explores long-term changes that have taken place which have altered the size and composition of the prison population – with changes both before and following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Long-term drivers of and changes in the prison population
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File size
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