Murder convicts dominate the prison population
Persons who have been incarcerated for murder continue to make up the largest slice of the population at His Majesty’s Prisons. There are a total of 100 persons in that institution who have been incarcerated on charges for murder, are awaiting trial for murder, or are awaiting sentencing in relation to a charge of murder. Ninety seven of these persons are male,59 of whom have already been sentenced; 30 are …