| Of all those sentenced to custody in the second quarter of 2005, one in five was from a minority ethnic group. 35 per cent of minority ethnic prisoners are foreign nationals. At 58 per cent, black prisoners account for the largest number of minority ethnic prisoners and their numbers are rising - whereas the prison population grew by just over 12 per cent between 1999 and 2002, the number of black prisoners increased by 51 per cent. Press releases concerned with race and prison can be found here. | |
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