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Sentenced prison population by ethnicity

Sentenced prison population by ethnicity: June 2025 to June 2026LabourLabour020k40k60k20252026June 2025: 69,251 people · published 30 July 2026September 2025: 69,398 people · published 30 July 2026December 2025: 68,599 people · published 30 July 2026March 2026: 70,829 people · published 30 July 2026June 2026: 70,003 people · published 30 July 2026

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Source: Ministry of Justice, Offender management statistics quarterly: prison population, Prison population as at 30 June 2026 (published 30 July 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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