§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) male and (b) female prison inmates in category (i) A, (ii) B, (iii) C and (iv) D, were being held in prisons in England and Wales on 1 January. [149620]
§ Mr. BoatengProvisional information showing how many sentenced adult male prisoners are in category A, B, C and D prisons is given in the table.98W Remand prisoners are not usually categorised except for some remand prisoners held as category A prisoners. 7,857 male prisoners were being held on remand at the end of January. Of these, 241 were being held as category A prisoners.
Women and young offenders may be placed in category A establishments but are otherwise categorised as suitable for open or closed conditions. Provisional information shows that at the end of January 2001 there were three sentenced adult female prisoners and one remand female prisoner in category A prisons. Sixteen male young offenders were also held in category A prisons.
Number of sentenced adult males held in each category of Prison in England and Wales for the end of January 2001 Category of prison Number1 Category A 703 Category B 7,701 Category C 26,817 Category D 4,030 1 Excludes sentenced adult males recently arrived and awaiting categorisation