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<p /> <p>Information on the prison population in England and Wales from 2010 to 2015
can be viewed on the Ministry of Justice website and is available in table A1.1 at
the following link:-</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449241/prison-population-2015.xlsx"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449241/prison-population-2015.xlsx</a></p><p>
</p><p>The prison population is determined by sentencing decisions made by the independent
judiciary, according to law and after considering the circumstances of the individual
case. The Government keeps the sentencing framework under review to make sure that
the courts have the appropriate powers to deal with offenders in the most effective
way possible.</p>
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