| MEASURE |
TARGET |
RESULT |
INSPECTORATE COMMENTS |
| The number of prisoners
unlawfully at large. |
(a) No ‘A’ Category
prisoner should escape. (b) The number of escapes by
‘B’ Category prisoners should not
exceed 1.7 per 1,000 prisoners - i.e. no more than 10.
(c) The number of escapes by 'C' Category prisoners should
be no higher than 2 per 1,000 prisoners - i.e. no more than 12. |
None
1
None |
[An escape from court escort]
Excellent |
| The number of serious assaults on
staff and prisoners. |
(a) The number of serious
assaults on staff should not exceed 3 per 1,000 - i.e. no more than 14. |
18 |
Any serious assault on staff is
unacceptable. |
| |
(b) The number of serious
assaults on prisoners by prisoners should be less than in 1996-97 - i.e.no more than 127. |
108 |
These figures are still of great
concern. |
| Basic quality of life for
prisoners |
By the end of March 1998, 70% of
prisoners are to have access to forms of night sanitation. |
70% |
|
| Opportunities for prisoner self
development. |
To ensure that 450 prisoners have
attended a cognitive skills programme and 70 prisoners have completed a sex offender
programme during 1997-98. |
635 91 |
|
| Average annual cost per prisoner
place. |
To keep costs within £28,317 per
place. |
£26,170 |
|
| Levels of staff sickness. |
To reduce the average number of
days lost through staff sickness to 15 per person, per year. |
15 |
We believe that a figure of 14
days or less should still be attainable. |
