§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many men and how many women inmates in borstals and prisons, respectively, committed suicide during each of the last 20 years for which records are available and at what ages;
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- (2) how many men and how many women inmates in borstals and prisons, respectively, attempted to commit suicide during each of the last 20 years for which records are available and at what ages;
- (3) how many inmates at each of the existing borstals have committed suicide and attempted to commit suicide, respectively, in each of the years since those borstals were opened.
§ Mr. BrittanThe number of inmates who committed suicide in prison service establishments in England and Wales in each of the years during the period 1969 to 1978 are shown in the table below; figures are also given for the numbers of inmates who attempted to commit suicide. The tables give a breakdown as between borstals and other prison service estab-
SUICIDES Borstals Other establishments Males Females Males Females 1969 … … 3 (2 under 21) (1 21 and over) — 18 — 1970 … … 2 (1 under 21) (1 21 and over) — 4 (including 1 under 21) — 1971 … … — — 13 (including 1 under 21) — 1972 … … — — 13 (including 1 under 21) — 1973 … … — — 14 (including 2 under 21) — 1974 … … — — 6 (including 1 under 21) — 1975 … … 1 (under 21) — 12 1 1976 … … — — 19 (including 1 under 21) 1 1977 … … — — 11 (including 1 under 21) — 1978 … … 1 under 21 — 14 1 Individual borstals (including borstal allocation centers) 1969 Manchester BAC; Stoke Heath; Wormwood Scrubs BAC. 1970 Wormwood Scrubs BAC; Morton Hall (closed in 1974). 1975 Manchester BAC. 1978 Hindley.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDES 1969 … … 75 3 374 10 1970 … … 49 1 300 18 1971 … … 42 1 314 16 1972 … … 70 1 287 7 1973 … … 56 3 278 9 1974 … … 62 2 318 7 1975 … … 63 6 355 18 1976 … … 84 2 205 25 1977 … … 22 6 199 25 1978 … … 31 10 184 18