Foreign nationals held in prison, England and Wales (30 June 2026)

10134people

Ministry of Justice, Offender management statistics quarterly: January to March 2026 (prison population at 30 June 2026) reports foreign nationals held in prison, England and Wales (30 June 2026) of 10134people for 13 October 2026.

Taken from the source, last 23 Oct 2026, 17:01 UTC · Source · Receipt

Changes

No changes since we first published this figure.

Where we use it

• Richard Tice on prison cells and foreign national prisoners, 13 October 2026

  Richard Tice said: “There are some 4,000 empty cells that require maintenance and refurbishment, and 10,000 cells are occupied by overseas nationals.” This page repeats what Ministry of Justice reports.

  Richard Tice · week of 2026-10-23

Use this figure

Embed a live card that updates with the source:

<iframe src="https://stateintegrity.org.uk/embed/fact/foreign_nationals_held_in_prison_england_and_wal" width="320" height="150" style="border:0" title="Foreign nationals held in prison, England and Wales (30 June 2026)" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Or download it with every other figure from open data.