Foreigners underrepresented among prisoners in England and Wales – report

<p>Non-UK nationals make up 12.4% of inmates versus 16.8% of population, data shows, as far-right protests continue</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/oct/01/keir-starmer-labour-conference-nigel-farage-reform-uk-politics-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Foreign nationals are underrepresented as a proportion of prisoners jailed in England and Wales, an analysis of government data has found.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/01/foreigners-underrepresented-among-prisoners-in-england-and-wales-report">Continue reading...</a>