Prison Statistics Scotland, 2006/07

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Table 1 Average daily population in penal establishments by type of custody, 1997/98-2006/07

Type of Custody

Number & Percentage

% change

1997/98

1998/99

1999/2000

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

05/06 - 06/07

Total (1)

6,059

6,029

5,975

5,883

6,186

6,475

6,621

6,779

6,857

7,183

5

Remand : sub total (1)

927

971

976

881

1,019

1,247

1,246

1,216

1,242

1,567

26

Untried

822

874

873

771

898

1,102

1,085

1,031

1,025

1,325

29

Convicted awaiting sentence

105

97

103

109

120

145

161

185

217

242

12

Persons under sentence : sub total (1)

5,129

5,056

4,997

5,001

5,165

5,226

5,375

5,561

5,614

5,615

0

Young offenders - direct sentence

755

695

666

642

609

590

556

544

608

621

2

Adult prisoners - direct sentence

4,219

4,187

4,146

4,115

4,259

4,318

4,439

4,595

4,552

4,428

-3

Fine Defaulters

87

75

56

64

58

62

64

61

53

46

-13

Persons recalled from supervision/licence

51

78

100

145

202

250

310

356

400

519

30

Others

18

21

28

36

37

6

6

5

1

-

-100

Persons sentenced by court martial

1

*

2

*

*

*

-

1

-

-

n/a

Civil prisoners

2

1

1

1

1

2

*

1

1

1

n/a

(1) Components may not add to totals due to rounding.

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