Prison Statistics Scotland, 2006/07

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Table 1A Average daily population of males 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)

5,874

5,830

5,765

5,676

5,929

6,193

6,307

6,447

6,523

6,830

5

Remand : sub total (1)

880

919

922

835

956

1,165

1,158

1,132

1,159

1,466

27

Untried

788

833

833

740

854

1,046

1,026

975

969

1,253

29

Convicted awaiting sentence

92

86

89

95

101

119

132

156

190

213

12

Persons under sentence : sub total (1)

4,990

4,909

4,840

4,840

4,972

5,026

5,148

5,314

5,364

5,363

0

Young offenders - direct sentence

737

678

639

614

586

570

532

515

584

591

1

Adult prisoners - direct sentence

4,105

4,065

4,023

3,991

4,098

4,145

4,243

4,383

4,331

4,214

-3

Fine Defaulters

81

69

53

59

54

56

58

56

49

43

-12

Persons recalled from supervision/licence

50

78

99

144

201

249

308

355

398

515

29

Others

17

19

26

33

33

5

6

5

1

-

-100

Persons sentenced by court martial

1

*

2

*

*

*

-

1

-

-

n/a

Civil prisoners

2

1

*

*

1

2

*

1

*

*

n/a

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

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