As of September 2007, the latest date for which information is available, there were approximately 33,150 prisoners held over 50 miles from their home address.
Where no home address is listed for a prisoner the committal court has been used as a proxy address.
In the previous five years the level of prisoners in this circumstance is in the following table.
Snapshot of prisoners held over 50 miles from their homes (to nearest 100) 2002 25,700 2003 26,800 2004 27,300 2005 27,600 2006 27,800
The increase by September 2007 reflects increased pressure of numbers on the prison estate. Everyone involved is working hard to bring the level down.