§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are held in Prison Service establishments mote than(a) 25, (b) 50, (c) 100 and (d) 150 miles from their committal court town. [144953]
§ Mr. BoatengThe following information is based on the distance that prisoners are held from their committal court town. The data was collected on 6 October 2000 and is set out in the table in the nearest format to that requested. There are about 24,000 prisoners held under 25 miles from their committal court town.
Distance from home area (miles) Number of prisoners1 Between 25 and 50 15,000 Between 50 and 100 15,000 Between 100 and 150 6.000 Over 150 5.000 Total over 25 41,000 1 Rounded to nearest thousand