§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are currently segregated under Rule 43; whether he will divide the figures by prisons and by the number segregated at their own request and those 792W under governor's order; and how many have been sentenced to life imprisonment.
§ Dr. SummerskillOn 1st February, 605 prisoners were segregated under Rule 43–534 at their own request, and 71 for the maintenance of good order and discipline. These figures included respectively 25 and nine life sentence prisoners. By establishments the figures were:
… Own request Good order Albany … 14 (5) 3 Ashford … 1 0 Aylesbury … 0 1 Bedford … 5 1 Birmingham … 25 1 Blundeston … 4 0 Bristol … 17 (2) 1 Brixton … 5 0 Camp Hill … 5 1 Canterbury … 1 0 Cardiff … 15 0 Chelmsford … 9 3 Dartmoor … 26 1 Dorchester … 0 1 Durham … 31 10 Exeter … 9 (1) 2 Ford … 0 1 Gartree … 5 3 (1) Haverigg … 2 0 Hull … 5 (2) 2 Lancaster … 1 0 Leeds … 28 (1) 3 (1) Leicester … 12 1 Lewes … 3 0 Lincoln … 16 0 Liverpool … 59 2 Long Lartin … 2 (2) 4 Maidstone … 3 (2) 1 Manchester … 29 0 Norwich … 11 0 Nottingham … 1 3 Onley … 0 1 Oxford … 6 0 Parkhurst … 34 (5) 4 (1) Pentonville … 0 1 Preston … 7 0 Risley … 17 0 Shrewsbury … 12 0 Stafford … 6 0 Standford Hill … 0 1 Swansea … 14 1 Wakefield … 8 (3) 6 (3) Wandsworth … 61 7 Winchester … 12 1 Wormwood Scrubs … 13 (2) 4 (3) Total … 534 (25) 71 (9) In addition, there were 194 prisoners in units at Gloucester, Reading and Wakefield which provide full association at work, exercise and leisure for prisoners previously placed under the Rule at their own request at other establishments.
Note: Life Sentence prisoners in brackets.