§ Mr. Wylieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many life prisoners have been released under Section 21 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act, 1952; how many had been detained for more than 10 years prior to release; and what was the mathematical average of the period of imprisonment served in the other cases.
§ Mr. RossTwenty-five life prisoners have been released under Section 21 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act, 1952, or Section 61 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1967, which superseded it. Of these three
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1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 PRISONS AND REMAND INSTITUTIONS Aberdeen … … … … 159 171 199 199 197 Dumfries … … … … 22 26 27 36 24 Edinburgh … … … … 428 489 536 534 572 Glasgow (Barlinnie) … … … 1,109 1,141 1,227 1,274 1,299 Greenock … … … … 85 103 119 125 122 Inverness … … … … 59 49 46 52 66 Low Moss … … … … — — — — 239* Penninghame … … … … 63 65 63 62 63 Perth … … … … … 479 538 541 617 599 Peterhead … … … … 337 353 445 446 454 Longriggend Remand Institution … 67 68 69 118 206 Polmont Remand Institution … 58 58 58 58* — YOUNG OFFENDERS INSTITUTIONS Barlinnie … … … … — 293* 369 365 362 Dumfries … … … … 87* 91 90 110 112 Edinburgh … … … … 176* 131 122 160 235 Greenock … … … … 12 12 12 16 17 BORSTAL INSTITUTIONS Barlinnie … … … … 29 23* — — — Castle Huntly … … … … 60 65 66 70 65 Cornton Vale … … … … 52 53 51 52 53 Friarton … … … … — — 107* 64 73 Dumfries … … … … 50* — — — — Noranside … … … … 86 92 98 108 121 Polmoni … … … … 309 310 301 430 440 South Inch House, Perth … … … … — 54* 72 57* — Greenock … … … … 43 51 60 62 65 * In operation for part of year only. had been detained for more than ten years before release; the mathematical average of the periods served in the other cases is eight years one month.