 Sydney Morning Herald | Inmate numbers move with the crimes Sydney Morning Herald FALLING crime rates and fewer people being jailed for traffic offences are believed to be behind a historic drop in the state's prison population. There has been an almost 7 per cent decrease in the number of prisoners in NSW jails between July 2009 and ... Lenient sentencing means fewer inmates Prisons act as 'uni of crime': NSW govt Surprise fall in NSW prison population |
