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So a report has come out that Wales has 'highest imprisonment rate' in western Europe!
So you're nore likely to end up in jail if you're Welsh
The total number of prison sentences handed out in England dropped by 16% between 2010 and 2017; at the same time they rose by 0.3% in Wales
Immediate custodial sentences imposed by magistrates rose by 12% in Wales.
Women in Wales are more likely to receive short-term custodial sentences than men, with 78.6% jailed for less than 12 months, compared with 67% of men.
White offenders in Wales were given the lowest average immediate custodial sentence length in 2017 (13.2 months), while black offenders recorded the highest average sentence length (21.5 months), followed by Asian (19 months) and mixed race (17.7 months).
Wales handed out shorter sentences to offenders than in England, with the average prison sentence being 13.4 months, compared with 17.2 months in England in 2017.
And a higher percentage of sentences of four years or more were also handed out in England. 
Does it just mean that Welsh judges are more prone to send people to prison? |
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