§ Mrs. BrookeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are held(a) over 50 miles and(b) over 100 miles from their committal court town. [133395]
§ Paul GogginsAn individual prisoners' court details are recorded to show first court appearance, committal, remand, conviction or sentencing. Information specifically on committal court details could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
As at 30 September 2003, the latest date for which information is available, details of all types of court information, including committal, remand, convicting and sentencing, were available for 71,089 prisoners, or 96 per cent. of the total prison population of 73,741 on that day. This information is shown in the following table.
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Distance from court town Number of prisoners As a percentage of the total popuplation1 Held under 50 miles from their court town 44,955 63 Held between 50 and 100 miles from their court town 15,254 22 Held over 100 miles from their court town 10,880 15 Total 71,089 100 1 Based on the 96 per cent. of the population for which court data is available