Average daily population in penal establishments by sex and type of custody, 1989-1998

Table 1

Number & Percentage

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

% change⁽¹⁾
97-98

Total ⁽²⁾

4,986

4,724

4,839

5,257

5,637

5,585

5,626

5,862

6,084

6,018

-1

Sex :

Male

4,838

4,587

4,696

5,099

5,466

5,408

5,451

5,673

5,900

5,825

-1

Female

147

137

143

158

171

177

175

189

184

193

5

Type of Custody :

Remand

770

751

770

876

948

1,015

998

1,000

947

938

-1

Persons under sentence : sub total⁽²⁾

4,209

3,961

4,056

4,375

4,686

4,569

4,624

4,861

5,134

5,077

-1

Under 21 offenders : sub total

813

708

684

769

819

720

719

770

787

712

-10

Young offenders

813

708

684

769

819

720

719

770

787

712

-10

Adult prisoners

3,341

3,201

3,322

3,552

3,795

3,785

3,823

4,026

4,282

4,281

*

Persons recalled from supervision/licence

33

39

39

32

40

37

44

46

46

67

46

Others

21

13

12

21

32

28

38

18

19

17

-11

Persons sentenced by court martial

6

11

12

6

2

1

3

*

1

2

37

Civil prisoners

1

1

1

1

1

1

*

1

1

1

-

(1) Based on rounded figures for all groups with the exception of persons sentenced by court martial.

(2) Components may not add to totals due to rounding.