Prisons: In Brief (1)

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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.

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