Crime
The rising prison population
The prison population was about 45,000 in England and Wales in 1990 and 1991 and is now about 86,000. Read
Fact checks
The state of prisons
Fact checks relating to the UK prison services, number of prison officers and budgets
Crime
Does re-offending cost £13 billion a year?
That's the upper range of an estimate for 2007/08. Read
Fact checks
Crime
Self-harm and suicides in jail
We check the Prime Minister's figures on self-inflicted deaths and injuries in prison. Read
Fact checks
Crime
How many prisoners re-offend within a year of release?
Close to half of all prisoners in England and Wales will commit another criminal offence within a year of being released. Read
Fact checks
Crime
Two prisoners to a cell designed for one: how many are living in overcrowded conditions?
Two prisoners occupy a cell intended for one. How many are living in 'crowded accommodation'? Some prisons have been counting only one prisoner. Read
Analysis
