HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland - Annual Report 1996-97 3 POPULATION Population 3.1 The throughput of prisoners in 1996-97 was as assessed below, with figures for the previous year being shown in brackets: Sentenced Receptions 24,835 (18,190) Remand Receptions 15,592 (13,886) 3.2 The average daily population was 5,991 (5,632) which included 1,020 (988) unconvicted or remand prisoners who account for approximately 20% of those held in custody in Scotland. Further details at the end of March 1997 were as shown below: Life sentences 543 (434) Less than 2 years 1091 (726) Less than 6 months 982 (647) Young offenders 749 (718) Female offenders 121 (125) 3.3 Security categories were as follows: ‘A’ (maximum security) 14 (17) ‘B’ (secure conditions) 3610 (including Remands) (3,185) ‘C’ (minimum of restrictions) 1899 (1,815) ‘D’ (open conditions) 652 (including limited ‘D’) (660) 3.4 Persons Awaiting Deportation 24 (mainly held at HMPGreenock) (20) Other Statistics 3.5 During 1996-97 there were 26 deaths in prison (15) which included 17 suicides (8). There were 127 serious assaults by prisoners on other prisoners (108) with staff suffering a total of 14 serious assaults on them (14).