§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will state the number of prisoners killed, or injured to the extent that medical treatment was necessary, respectively, in each of the years 1975 to 1981 inclusive, in Parkhurst and Albany prisons respectively.
§ Lord EltonIn Albany, the only death not resulting from natural causes or suicide during this period occured in 1975. In Parkhurst one such death occured in 1978 and one in 1981. Information about the number of injuries resulting in medical treatment could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The number of accidents or injuries including self-inflicted injuries, which were reported was as follows:
Parkhurst Albany 1975 79 Not available 1976 69 116 1977 65 206 1978 44 170 1979 51 94 1980 51 50 1981 33 66