1,100 prisoners released early to ease pressure

Prison population and capacity in England and Wales, thousands

90

Usable

capacity

Maximum

capacity

Population

85

Prison

population

adjusted for

release of

1,100 prisoners

80

75

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

90

Usable

capacity

Maximum

capacity

Population

85

Prison

population

adjusted for

release of

1,100 prisoners

80

75

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

90

Usable

capacity

Maximum

capacity

Population

85

Prison population

adjusted for release

of 1,100 prisoners

80

75

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Prison population and capacity in England and Wales, thousands

90

Usable capacity

Population

Maximum capacity

85

Prison population

adjusted for release

of 1,100 prisoners

80

75

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024