§ 65. Mr. Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many young men between 17 and 21 years of age are serving sentences in the young offenders' institution at Barlinnie; how this compares with March 1967; how many are serving sentences of less than six months; and what are his plans for building a separate institution for young offenders.
§ Mr. RossOn 1st March 1968 the number serving sentences at Barlinnie Young Offenders Institution was 289 (including 143 with sentences of less than216W six months), compared with 270 on 1st March 1967.
There are already separate young offenders institutions at Edinburgh and Dumfries to which 110 places will be added this year. Plans for new establishments in the early 1970s include one for male offenders under 21.