HC Deb 15 July 1987 vol 119 cc498-9W
Mr. Tom Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the total prison population in Scotland and the prison population rate per 100,000 people in Scotland.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The population of the Scottish penal system on 30 June 1987 was 5,394. This is equivalent to 105.3 inmates per 100,000 of the Scottish population.

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