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Prison population by sex

Prison population by sex: June 2025 to June 2026LabourLabour025k50k75k20252026June 2025: 87,334 people · published 30 July 2026July 2025: 88,040 people · published 30 July 2026August 2025: 88,423 people · published 30 July 2026September 2025: 87,465 people · published 30 July 2026October 2025: 86,430 people · published 30 July 2026November 2025: 87,064 people · published 30 July 2026December 2025: 85,613 people · published 30 July 2026January 2026: 86,913 people · published 30 July 2026February 2026: 87,031 people · published 30 July 2026March 2026: 87,342 people · published 30 July 2026April 2026: 85,711 people · published 30 July 2026May 2026: 85,921 people · published 30 July 2026June 2026: 85,858 people · published 30 July 2026
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Source: Ministry of Justice, Offender management statistics quarterly: prison population, Prison population as at 30 June 2026 (published 30 July 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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