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Justice

United Kingdom · Prisoners (total count)

Persons actually held in prison: total stock.
87.5K
Q3 2026
+0.2 %vs Q3 2025
min 78.1K Q1 2021max 87.9K Q1 2025
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Source: Ministry of Justice (HMPPS), Ministry of Justice · Population bulletin· Data Q3 2026
England and Wales prisons (not Scotland or Northern Ireland), last working Monday of the monthY-axis truncated
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