Prison Population Hits Highest Number in Almost a Year and Near-Record Levels

Prison population hits highest number in almost a year and near-record levels

A total of 88,238 people were in jail as of Monday, up 231 on the previous week, the Ministry of Justice said.

Latest Labour Government ‘Farage Panic’ to reduce prison population as Scotland’s prison population falls safely to more than 300 below capacity

Professor John Robertson OBA In the latest unconvincing Labour Government attempt to appear tough, win back Reform UK supporters and free-up prison spaces, currently at 89 042 (98.9%) capacity in England & Wales1 and projected to hit as much as 114 800 by 20282, the situation in Scotland is not being reported. From the data tables for Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: April 2025, we can see that Scotland’s prison popu…