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Prisoners

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 17 March 2026UIN 119802

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the prison population in England and Wales over the next five years.

Answered by Jake Richards

On 29 January 2026, we published our second annual statement on prison capacity, which sets out the prison projections up to November 2032 and our assessment of them: Ministry of Justice – Annual Statement on Prison Capacity: 2025.

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