Dear Ministry of Justice,

Please could you inform me about the following:

• The number of prisoners in custody serving a life sentence, not including those serving IPP, DPP or EPP sentences, for the years 2010-present
• The number of prisoners who are currently serving a minimum term of 32 years or more (including whole life)
• The number of prisoners who are currently serving a minimum term in excess of 30 years but less than whole life
• The number of prisoners who are currently serving a minimum term in excess of 25 years but less than whole life

Yours faithfully,

Professor Ben Crewe
Institute of Criminology
University of Cambridge
Cambridge CB3 9DA

Dear PPRWS_Correspondence,

Many thanks for this very helpful response.

Yours sincerely,

Ben Crewe