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Sentenced prison population

Sentenced prison population: June 2025 to June 2026LabourLabour020k40k60k20252026June 2025: 69,251 people · published 30 July 2026July 2025: 70,100 people · published 30 July 2026August 2025: 70,100 people · published 30 July 2026September 2025: 69,398 people · published 30 July 2026October 2025: 68,703 people · published 30 July 2026November 2025: 69,441 people · published 30 July 2026December 2025: 68,599 people · published 30 July 2026January 2026: 69,799 people · published 30 July 2026February 2026: 70,095 people · published 30 July 2026March 2026: 70,829 people · published 30 July 2026April 2026: 69,894 people · published 30 July 2026May 2026: 70,130 people · published 30 July 2026June 2026: 70,003 people · published 30 July 2026
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Source: Ministry of Justice, Offender management statistics quarterly: prison population, Prison population as at 30 June 2026 (published 30 July 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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