Foreigners underrepresented among prisoners in England and Wales, report finds

Non-UK nationals make up 12.4% of inmates versus 16.8% of population, data shows, as far-right protests continue

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Foreign nationals are underrepresented as a proportion of prisoners jailed in England and Wales, an analysis of government data has found.

While non-citizens made up a higher proportion of people convicted for sexual and theft offences over the past decade, researchers cautioned that a lack of data for offenders’ age and sex complicated the picture and meant it was hard to make clear assertions.