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Male:female sex ratios among persons held behind bars:
1860-1910 = 6:1
1970 = 40:1
2015 = 20:1

Topic: Incarceration

Submitted by: acrosswalls.org

Source

Citation: Composition of Punishment in England and Wales since 1750

Author(s): Office for National Statistics

Institution(s): United Kingdom

Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ijx9x2_mTW6-GC1RMbvttJV7eg4BA0coDCRgclQu4Os/pubhtml

Nation(s): United Kingdom

Year(s): 1750-2010

Source: Secondary

Type: Statistical Analysis

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Other Notes:

Citation is to acrosswalls.org, but data analyzed is directly from UK ONS and dataset is public. Therefore, MR Archivist is comfortable representing the institution as ONS (rather than acrosswalls.org).