I. Farticus
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1. The proportion of foreign national prisoners in the prison population has increased steadily over the past decade. In the early/mid 1990s foreign prisoners accounted for 8% of the total prison population increasing to approximately 14% by June 2006. Since then the proportion of foreign nationals in prisons has fallen slightly and was 13% in March 2012.
2. At 31 March 2012 there were 11,127 foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales from 156 different countries. Ten of these countries accounted for one-half of the foreign nationals in prisons. Jamaica, Poland and the Irish Republic are the countries with the most nationals in prison establishments.
3. As at 30 June 2011 one-half of prisoners in England and Wales were of Christian faith while 30% were recorded as having no religion. Note: 12.5% of Muslim faith
4. Prison population by ethnic group, 30 June 2011 -
White - 74.3%
Mixed - 3.7%
Asian/Asian British - 7.4%
Black/Black British - 13.4%
Chinese or Other - 1.1%
So, in summary:
Religion - 87.5% Non-Muslim
Ethnicity - 74.3% White
Nationality - 88.0% British
Draw your own conclusions from the facts...
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Pages 8-11:
1. The proportion of foreign national prisoners in the prison population has increased steadily over the past decade. In the early/mid 1990s foreign prisoners accounted for 8% of the total prison population increasing to approximately 14% by June 2006. Since then the proportion of foreign nationals in prisons has fallen slightly and was 13% in March 2012.
2. At 31 March 2012 there were 11,127 foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales from 156 different countries. Ten of these countries accounted for one-half of the foreign nationals in prisons. Jamaica, Poland and the Irish Republic are the countries with the most nationals in prison establishments.
3. As at 30 June 2011 one-half of prisoners in England and Wales were of Christian faith while 30% were recorded as having no religion. Note: 12.5% of Muslim faith
4. Prison population by ethnic group, 30 June 2011 -
White - 74.3%
Mixed - 3.7%
Asian/Asian British - 7.4%
Black/Black British - 13.4%
Chinese or Other - 1.1%
So, in summary:
Religion - 87.5% Non-Muslim
Ethnicity - 74.3% White
Nationality - 88.0% British
Draw your own conclusions from the facts...
Out
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