the line chart show the prison population in a european country from 1911 to 2001

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of

prisoners

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in a European area over 90

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from 1911.

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there was a contrasting trend in the prison population

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Whilst the highest

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of

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was recorded from males, the opposite can be seen in females showing a consistent decrease in given

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. In 1911, under 20,000 male

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were shown, six times higher than 3,200 female ones.

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figure remained ten

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later before decreasing in 1931, hitting a low at 10,000

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. Before recovering 20,000, the figure experienced

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consistent stability until 1971, after which it rose dramatically to 40,000 in 1981. And

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, the

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sharply grew before

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peaking at 45,000 in 2001.

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, the

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of female

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witnessed a dramatic decline in the

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period from 1911, and

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it reached a trough at 6,000 in 1941.

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figure later increased gradually in the next

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till 1961, before returning under 1,000

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in 1971.

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, it experienced steady growth in the prison population and stood at 1,800 people in 2001.