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<p>The number of women that have been sentenced to up to six months custody in England
and Wales in each year since 2010 has been published up to December 2017 and can be
found in the table below. Data for 2018 will be published in May 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We
want to see fewer women serving short custodial sentences as evidence clearly shows
that putting them into prison can do more harm than good for society, failing to cut
the cycle of reoffending and often exacerbating already difficult family circumstances.</p><p>
</p><p>That is why we are shifting the focus to managing women in the community where
they can access a wider range of support, for example, helping them with substance
misuse and mental health problems.</p><p> </p><p>Last year the department published
our dedicated female offender strategy setting out a commitment to divert the most
vulnerable women in the criminal justice system away from custody. As part of that
we are by investing £5million in community provision for women.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Number
of women serving custodial sentences of under 6 months in England and Wales each year
from 2010 – 2017</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>4895</p></td><td><p>4842</p></td><td><p>4591</p></td><td><p>4328</p></td><td><p>4699</p></td><td><p>4535</p></td><td><p>4499</p></td><td><p>4467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>377</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source:(<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733996/court-outcomes-by-pfa-2017-update.xlsx"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733996/court-outcomes-by-pfa-2017-update.xlsx</a>.)</p><p>
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