Foreigners underrepresented among prisoners in England and Wales, report finds

Analysis finds lower proportion of foreign inmates than would be expected if they were jailed at same rate as UK citizens of same age

Foreign nationals are underrepresented as a proportion of prisoners jailed in England and Wales when compared with rates of incarceration among British citizens of similar age, an analysis of government data has found.

In June, 12.4% of prisoners were non-UK nationals, excluding people with no recorded nationality, according to Oxford University's Migration Observatory. The figure roughly mirrors official statistics indicating that about 12% of the overall population in England and Wales last year were foreign nationals.