HC Deb 26 February 1951 vol 484 c259W
Mr. Tilney

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of occupants, of each sex, of His Majesty's Prisons on 1st February, 1951.

Mr. Ede

On 30th January, 1951, 16,867 men and 877 women were detained in His Majesty's prisons in England and Wales. In additon, 2,871 boys and 222 girls were detained in Borstal institutions.

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