Justice Sector One-year prison population forecast August 2015 [pdf, 213 KB]
...the actual consequences of trends become clearer. The forecast carries a degree of inaccuracy. While there is a degree of seasonality in the annual pattern, it does vary from year to year, and the forecast is unlikely to pick up the precise form that will occur this year. In addition, the impact of forthcoming changes may not agree with expectations. Comparison with previous forecast The new forecast compares with the previous short-term forecast (covering May 2015 to May 20...