Rise in Number of First-Time Albanian Offenders Entering British Prisons

The Ministry of Justice figures also reveal a 50-year record high of prisoners on remand in the UK's booming jail population

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The number of Albanian migrants entering the UK prison system for the first time has risen in the past year, new Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show.

According to the latest Offender Management Statistics (OMS) for England and Wales, 537 Albanian inmates were recorded as “first receptions” to British jails between January and March this year.