PRISONERS
TEXT: (Matthew 25:36-40) · Why Prison Sentences? sentences are given to: 1 punish offenders 2 protect the public 3 change the offender's behaviour 4 reduce crime in the future · Population and Capacity Briefing for Friday 29 July 2016 Total Population (85,112) Male population (81,233) Female population (3, 879) · Top common effects of prisons sentences facing Prisoners in England and Wales; 1: Mental Health The Prison Reform Trust estimates that 15 percent of men and 25 of women in Prison report symptoms indicative of psychosis. 49 percent of women and 29 percent male prisoners were assessed as suffering from anxiety and depression 2: Suicides highest number of suicides recorded since 2005 in our Prisons in England and Wales 3: Drugs and Alcohol 25 percent of new arrivals at Prisons were substance abusers and 19 percent misused alcohol ...