Multiple outlets report a similar finding in a fact-check focused on the types of offences leading to prison sentences for women. The central point is that the share of women sentenced to custody for violent crimes is more than half, based on available sentencing data cited by the outlets. The fact-check also contrasts this with trends over time, stating that the proportion of women receiving prison sentences for non-violent offences has fallen over the past decade.
Taken together, the reports indicate a shift in the balance of offence categories associated with women’s prison sentences, with violent offences accounting for the majority in the period examined. While the outlets stress the headline figure—more than half—their broader context is that non-violent-related imprisonment has declined relative to violent-related imprisonment over the longer term.
The articles present the claim as something that can be checked against sentencing records, and they summarize how offence proportions have changed, rather than arguing the size of the prison population overall.
