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Catholic prisoners outnumber Anglicans for the first time

Thursday, August 17th, 2017

Anglicanism has been toppled as the biggest religious denomination among prisoners in England and Wales for the first time.

Roman Catholics are the largest group of believers behind bars after years of steady decline in the number of Anglicans, official figures show.

There are also only 1,500 fewer Muslim prisoners than Anglicans after their number rose more than sixfold since 1993. Continue reading

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