HC Deb 28 January 1975 vol 885 c132W
Mrs. Wise

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisons there are; and of these, how many are closed prisons and how many are open prisons.

Dr. Summerskill

There are 114 prisons—including remand centres, borstals and detention centres—for men and women in England and Wales of which 21 are open establishments.