§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many(a) sentenced prisoners and (b) remand prisoners in Scotland committed suicide or attempted suicide whilst in custody in each year since 1975;
(2) how many (a) sentenced prisoners and (b) remand prisoners in Scotland inflicted a serious injury upon themselves whilst in custody in each year since 1975.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The available information is as follows:
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Year Suicide Self-inflicted1 injury in custody Sentenced Prisoners Untried Prisoners 1975 — 1 127 1976 2 2 151 1977 2 1 174 1978 2 2 187 1979 — 3 196 1980 1 — 167
Year Suicide Self-inflicted1 injury in custody Sentenced Prisoners Untried Prisoners 1981 3 — 210 1982 2 1 204 1983 4 2 267 1984 1 4 224 1985 5 2 320 1986 4 3 320 1987 (part year) 22 21 3— 1 "self-inflicted injuries" include all cases of injury believed to have been self-inflicted while in custody. Separate figures are not available for cases of self-injury intended or suspected to be "attempted suicide". 2 Figures for "suicides" in 1987 are part-year and do not include deaths in custody for which a fatal accident inquiry determination is not yet available. 3 not yet available.