Prison Statistics Scotland, 2006/07

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Table 27B Adult direct sentenced receptions of females to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1997/98-2006/07

Length of sentence

Number

1997/98

1998/99

1999/2000

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

Total

476

502

458

430

536

581

648

714

744

800

Less than 30 days

31

26

9

10

21

12

19

14

32

44

30-59 days

46

57

48

29

40

38

35

57

76

90

60-89 days

71

75

66

62

67

71

92

110

127

128

90 days/3 months

102

103

98

108

120

115

126

150

154

100

Over 3 months - less than 6 months

97

83

64

74

91

121

113

174

132

157

6 months - less than 2 years

101

124

134

112

148

162

203

156

162

220

2 years - less than 4 years

19

16

24

22

28

38

37

38

46

45

4 years & over (excluding life)

9

17

12

10

21

22

20

14

11

15

Life/Section 205

-

1

3

3

-

2

3

1

4

1

Average sentence imposed (days) (2)

191

209

233

227

258

276

269

212

212

232

See footnotes to Table 27

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