§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners in England and Wales have been in voluntary or involuntary segregation from other prisoners for all or most of the last 12 months, two years, three years, four years and five years, respectively; and, of these, how many are segregated at their own request and how many for reasons of discipline.
§ Mr. MayhewAccording to the latest available returns—February 1981—the periods for which individual adult convicted male prisoners had by then been segregated for their own protection or for the maintenance of good order or discipline were as follows:
Time segregated Number (mutually exclusive categories) Own Protection Good Order or Discipline 8–12 months 175 6 Up to 2 years 42 6 Up to 3 years 6 2 Up to 4 years 1 0 Up to 5 years 3 0 5 years + 2 0