Prisons, punishment and sentencing in Wales: 2025 factfile

Jones, Robert 2026. Prisons, punishment and sentencing in Wales: 2025 factfile. Cardiff: Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0...

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Abstract

This report is the latest in the Wales Governance Centre’s Prison Factfile series. The report draws together information on prisons and sentencing published by the Ministry of Justice, including the second Welsh Justice Data Release, as well as a raft of previously unseen data obtained via the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and in response to written parliamentary questions tabled by Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. The aim of this Factfile is to once again contribute to a more territorially refined, critical, and informed discussion on criminal justice in Wales. It is hoped that the breadth of evidence and information presented here will support greater scrutiny of the Welsh justice system, while also informing political and public debates on the future of justice in Wales, as well as shaping academic research agendas that seek to render Wales visible as a distinct unit of analysis. Some of the report’s key findings and insights are outlined below.

Item Type:	Report (Other)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Cardiff Law & Politics Research Institutes & Centres > Wales Governance Centre (WGCES)
Subjects:	K Law > KD England and Wales
Publisher:	Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	29 October 2026
Last Modified:	29 Oct 2026 14:31
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/190477

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