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This means that, after being sentenced, the defendant is taken straight to the nearest prison, where the sentence will begin. If they spent time in custody before the trial, the time in prison is often counted as having started from the date they were in custody. 16- 21 year olds are sent to a Young Offenders Institution, rather than prison.
