Prison Population statistics
Figures for the prison population in England and Wales published weekly. For more detailed figures on the prison population see the National Statistics publication, Offender Management Statistics Quarterly bulletin.
Weekly figures on the prison population in England and Wales, published by the Ministry of Justice. The dataset provides regularly updated snapshots of the number of people held in custody, intended for timely monitoring rather than in-depth analysis. More detailed breakdowns and analysis are available separately in the National Statistics publication, the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly bulletin, which covers related offender management data at a lower frequency but greater level of detail.
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