HC Deb 11 December 1933 vol 284 c35W
Sir H. O'NEILL

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of convicted prisoners in the prisons of Scotland and the number of inmates in the Borstal institutions classified under the following religious denominations:

Convicted Prisoners. Borstal Inmates.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
Church of Scotland and other Presbyterians 844 80 160 9
Episcopaliang 101 2 6 1
Roman Catholics 310 49 93 1
Jews 0
Others, namely:
Atheists and Agnostics 8
Greek Church 1
Total 1,269 131 259 11

Protestant non-presbyterian dissenters are not separately classified in the prison records, but are included under Presbyterians. Twelve male and one female convicted prisoners who were in custody in legalised police cells are not included in the above figures.

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