§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women were in the 331W psychiatric wing in Holloway prison at the latest available date; what were the offences with which they had been charged or for which they had been sentenced; what was the length of time each had been detained in C wing; and what was their medical condition.
§ Mr. MellorOf the 36 women in C1 unit, Her Majesty's prison Holloway, on 30 April 1985, seven had been charged with or sentenced for offences of theft, seven with criminal damage, six with arson, five with deception and two with actual bodily harm. The main charges against the remainder related to assaulting a police constable, attempted robbery, causing a breach of the peace, assisting offences of buggery, causing grievous bodily harm, illegal possession of a child, interfering with a motor vehicle, wasting police time and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Thirteen of the women had been in C1 unit for one week or less, 12 for over one week but not more than one month, five for over one month but not more than two months, and six for over two months and up to six months.
C1 unit is part of the prison hospital: it caters for women prisoners who are highly disturbed and who are admitted on the direction of the prison medical officer.