§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the numbers of inmates at each Scottish prison and young offenders institution for each year since 1979.
Average daily population in Scottish penal establishments 1979–19891 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Prisons Aberdeen 162 172 163 181 182 179 173 180 175 162 140 Barlinnie2 914 913 829 984 1,117 1,132 1,327 1,270 1,052 997 870 Cornton Vale 88 93 95 97 100 109 151 166 157 145 127 Dumfries3 4 21 22 27 28 21 26 128 144 154 — — Dungavel 111 118 122 115 111 115 130 135 140 125 114 Edinburgh 579 659 677 717 709 696 754 776 683 599 587 Friarton5 — — — — — — — 70 72 74 66 Glenochil6 — — — — — — — — 391 402 307 Greenock7 3 8 27 25 21 — — — — 146 200 — 166 Inverness 92 95 90 95 97 88 115 109 105 94 91 Low Moss 222 313 280 343 353 351 368 345 352 345 344 Noranside9 — — — — — — — — 92 99 99 Penninghame 47 54 52 56 55 66 68 69 69 70 67 Perth 525 545 529 513 511 491 516 578 508 429 450 Peterhead 274 231 213 197 196 185 188 182 152 123 124 Shotts10 51 59 59 59 59 59 59 60 219 414 473 Young Offenders Institutions Castle Huntly11 — — — — 112 88 94 103 120 117 115 Cornton Vale 19 15 9 11 15 18 21 22 26 23 17 Dumfries4 116 112 109 106 111 77 — — 122 129 127 Edinburgh12 40 — — — — — — — — — — Friarton13 63 73 72 67 63 — — — — — — Glenochil6 14 379 430 356 401 380 212 287 365 407 42 106 Greenock7 8 — — — — — — — — 157 167 146 Noranside9 11 — — — — 107 81 72 74 62 — — Polmont11 — — — — 344 295 327 378 410 388 394 Borstal Institutions (prior to November 1983) Castle Huntly11 87 94 80 91 109 — — — — — — Cornton Vale11 41 34 26 22 18 — — — — — — Noranside11 67 65 61 82 102 — — — — — — Polmont11 305 322 279 294 347 — — — — — — Detention Centres (prior to November 1988) Friarton13 5 — — — — 47 61 58 35 — — — Glenochil14 99 140 122 142 130 156 153 146 143 125 — Remand Institution Longriggend 250 268 241 285 265 267 286 280 266 228 209 Notes :
1 Where an establishment changed use (eg from prison to YOI) during the year the average daily population for each use has been calculated over the relevant time period.
2 Includes special unit.
3 Closed as a YOI from December 1984.
4 Changed use from prison to YOI in June 1987.
5 Changed use from detention centre to prison in May 1986.
6 Changed use from YOI to prison in June 1987.
7 Under redevelopment as male adult establishment until March 1986.
8 Changed use from YOI to prison in June 1989.
9 Changed use from YOI to prison in May 1987.
10 Phase II of Shotts opened in June 1987.
11 Changed use from borstal to YOI in November 1983.
12 Closed as YOI in February 1979.
13 Changed use from YOI to detention centre in November 1983.
14 Changed use from detention centre to YOI in November 1988.