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Prison Statistics
Prison population 21st May 2010
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Male |
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80,889 |
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Female |
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4,312 |
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Total |
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85,201 |
The important figure in the table below is the prison population rate per 100,000 of national population, this shows the extent to which that particular country uses prison as a form of punishment.
This is only a sample list.
Country
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Prison population |
Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) |
Year recorded |
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England & Wales |
72,669 |
139 |
Oct 2002 |
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Scotland |
6,417 |
126 |
Oct 2002 |
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N. Ireland |
1,058 |
62 |
Oct 2002 |
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Germany |
78,707 |
96 |
Nov 2000 |
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Italy |
55,136 |
95 |
Sept 2001 |
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Spain |
50,656 |
126 |
May 2002 |
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France |
50,714 |
85 |
May 2002 |
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Poland |
82,173 |
213 |
April 2002 |
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Thailand |
217,697 |
342 |
June 2001 |
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USA |
1,962,220 |
686 |
Dec 2001 |
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