- The total prison population in the England and Wales is over 83,000
- 52% of those 83,000 claim to be Christian
- The average age of a prisoner is only 27 years old.
- 160,000 children experience having one parent in prison every year more than those affected by divorce
- The prison system has been overcrowded every year since 1994
- Between April 2008-February 2009 over 19,000 prisoners were doubled up in cells designed for one
- 47% of adults are reconvicted within one year of release
- For those whose sentence was under one year, this increases to 60%
The opportunity to tell prisoners the Gospel of Christ is wide open to Daylight. The Government, whilst unable to quantify it, recognises the role that faith-based organisations have in helping to reduce reoffending and supporting an ex-offender after release. Therefore, Daylight has access to an often forgotten mission field and is in the privileged position of being able to see lives brought from darkness to light.