FOI/202600502413 · FOI · unclear
Scottish male prison population statistics: FOI release
Information requested
The following information in relation to the Scottish prison population:
For each of the statistical years listed below:
- 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23 - 2023–24
1. The number of men aged 50 years and over held in Scottish prisons.
2. Where available, please provide this information as:
(a) Average daily prison population, and (b) Number of unique individuals aged 50+ who spent time in custody during each year.
Response
The numbers of individuals and average daily populations of men in prison in Scotland are provided in the table below.
These statistics are drawn from the accredited official statistics data source using the interactive analysis tool available here: https://scotland.shinyapps.io/sg-prison-population-statistics/. For more information on this source, see the Scottish Government website prison statistics collection: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-prison-population-statistics/
Average Daily Population (ADP) and Number of unique individuals aged 50+ who spent time in custody during each year
ADP Individuals 2020-21 1,151.7 1,862 2021-22 1,202.2 1,908 2022-23 1,282.5 2,056 2023-24 1,369.3 2,193
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