1,700 prisoners are being released early to ease overcrowding

Prison population and capacity in England and Wales, thousands

Maximum

capacity

Usable

capacity

Population

90

85

80

Prison population*

adjusted for early

release of 1,700 prisoners

75

70

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Maximum

capacity

Usable

capacity

Population

90

85

80

Prison population*

adjusted for early

release of 1,700 prisoners

75

70

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Maximum capacity

90

Usable capacity

Population

85

Prison population*

adjusted for early

release of 1,700 prisoners

80

75

70

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024