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Publication - Statistics

Short custodial disposals from court and the prison population

Last updated
3 April 2025 - see all updates
From
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order

This paper investigates the relationship between custodial sentences of 12 months or less issued by courts and the overall sentences being served by people in prison.

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Supporting documents

Custodial sentences of twelve months and less and the prison population
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PDF
File size
847.5 kB
First published
12 December 2024
Last updated
3 April 2025 - show all updates

  1. Paper updated to include accused with short custodial sentences of 12 months.

  2. A number of changes throughout providing clearer discussion of prison statistics.

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