In 2024, there were a total of 66,102 prisoners under sentence in England and Wales, with 9,260 of these prisoners on sentences lasting between two and four years, the most common sentence length for prisoners in this year.
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GOV.UK. (April 25, 2024). Number of prisoners under sentence in England and Wales in 2024, by length of sentence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283478/prisoners-in-england-and-wales-by-sentence-lengths/
GOV.UK. "Number of prisoners under sentence in England and Wales in 2024, by length of sentence." Chart. April 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283478/prisoners-in-england-and-wales-by-sentence-lengths/
GOV.UK. (2024). Number of prisoners under sentence in England and Wales in 2024, by length of sentence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283478/prisoners-in-england-and-wales-by-sentence-lengths/
GOV.UK. "Number of Prisoners under Sentence in England and Wales in 2024, by Length of Sentence." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283478/prisoners-in-england-and-wales-by-sentence-lengths/
GOV.UK, Number of prisoners under sentence in England and Wales in 2024, by length of sentence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283478/prisoners-in-england-and-wales-by-sentence-lengths/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of prisoners under sentence in England and Wales in 2024, by length of sentence [Graph], GOV.UK, April 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283478/prisoners-in-england-and-wales-by-sentence-lengths/