Prisons: In Brief (1)
01 July 1992
Miscarriages of justice: Focus on Long Lartin: the National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO) presented evidence to the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice on 22 inmates at Long Lartin. "Long Lartin is a typical dispersal prison housing lifers and inmates serving more than five years... NAPO has sent case summaries on 22 inmates who claim their innocence to the Royal Commission". NAPO, 3/4 Chivalry Road, London SW11 1HT.
Foreign prisoners: at the end of 1991 there were 34,700 sentenced people in prison of whom 2,600 were foreign nationals.
Lords written answer 19.5.92.