UK Ministry of Justice · United Kingdom · 2024
Prison Population Projections 2024â2029 (England & Wales)
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Official UK MoJ projections show the England & Wales prison population continuing to rise past 100,000 by 2027 unless legislative action is taken. The 2024 emergency early-release scheme (SDS40) is treated as a temporary mitigation, not a structural fix.
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overcrowdingdecarceration
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