United Kingdom prison population
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title:
United Kingdom prison population
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The United Kingdom has three distinct legal systems with a separate prison system in each: one for both England and Wales, one for Scotland, and one for Northern Ireland. As of June 2023, the United Kingdom has the highest per-capita incarceration rate in Western Europe, at 159 people per 100,000 in England and Wales; 162 people per 100,000 in Scotland; 97 people per 100,000 in Northern Ireland; and the largest prison population in Western Europe. The average cost per prison place was £46,696 in
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Prison population of the United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_prison_population
date created:
2003-02-27T13:15:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T22:10:21Z
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