HC Deb 12 July 1990 vol 176 cc300-1W
Mr. Hood

To 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.