The number of people committed with a life sentence decreased by two from 19 in 2021 to 17 in 2022.
The number of people committed with a life sentence increased 12 in 2020 to 19 in 2021.
23. The number of people committed with a life sentence increased from 9 in 2019 to 12 in 2020.
23. The number of people committed with a life sentence decreased from 21 in 2018 to 9 in 2019.
23. The number of people committed with a life sentence decreased from 22 in 2017 to 21 in 2018.
Committals under sentence of less than 3 months decreased from 2,704 in 2017 to 1,070 in 2018.
Committals under sentence of less than 3 months decreased by 69.3% (from 8,820 in 2016 to 2,704 in 2017).
Committals under sentence of less than 3 months decreased by 13.8% (from 10,229 in 2015 to 8,820 in 2016).
There were 11,182 committals under sentence for sentences of less than 12 months. (2013)
23. 82.4% of women committed under sentence to prison in 2009 were for non-violent offences.
23. 93% of women committed under sentence to prison in 2008 were for non-violent offences.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.