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Prison Statistics Scotland, 1998

Adult direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 25

Number
Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995⁽¹⁾		1996⁽¹⁾	1997	1998

Total	7,619	7,551	7,951	8,543	9,444	9,349	8,730		10,040	9,698	9,607

Less than 30 days	224	243	287	245	310	248	269		394	306	270
30 days/1 month	885	803	852	793	804	484	559		580	614	586
31-59 days	61	49	74	68	81	65	61		72	81	74
60 days/2 months	1,387	1,268	1,310	1,212	1,200	1,088	1,002		1,104	1,187	1,132
61-89 days	14	14	21	14	29	19	34		44	60	41
90 days/3 months	1,826	1,822	1,886	1,995	2,304	2,203	1,966		2,127	2,025	2,047
Over 3 months - less than 6 months	875	945	1,008	1,369	1,418	1,546	1,479		1,846	1,751	1,836
6 months - less than 2 years	1,738	1,781	1,849	2,119	2,384	2,859	2,475		2,778	2,633	2,572
2 years - less than 4 years	292	308	310	308	453	444	448		559	504	514
4 years & over (excluding life)	287	293	335	395	428	368	412		497	500	501
Life	30	25	19	25	33	25	25		39	37	34

Average sentence imposed (days)⁽²⁾	233	236	244	258	259	268	277		295	300	298

(1) See Notes 2.2 to 2.4 of Annex.
(2) Excluding life sentences.

Adult direct sentenced receptions of males to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 25A

Number
Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995⁽¹⁾		1996⁽¹⁾	1997	1998

Total	7,199	7,111	7,441	8,037	8,841	8,709	8,217		9,486	9,246	9,122

Less than 30 days	200	230	260	222	276	220	244		358	276	248
30 days/1 month	822	742	765	732	744	447	502		532	579	539
31-59 days	56	47	70	60	72	58	53		66	71	67
60 days/2 months	1,275	1,142	1,214	1,128	1,109	982	909		1,027	1,120	1,060
61-89 days	11	13	21	13	21	17	29		44	58	38
90 days/3 months	1,721	1,698	1,744	1,863	2,141	2,036	1,864		2,000	1,925	1,946
Over 3 months - less than 6 months	831	894	934	1,270	1,319	1,436	1,399		1,755	1,661	1,758
6 months - less than 2 years	1,681	1,733	1,776	2,032	2,263	2,696	2,355		2,640	2,542	2,450
2 years - less than 4 years	290	303	306	301	440	431	432		535	486	496
4 years & over (excluding life)	282	284	332	392	425	363	405		490	491	487
Life	30	25	19	24	31	23	25		39	37	33

Average sentence imposed (days)⁽²⁾	240	242	253	266	268	277	284		302	305	302

(1) See Notes 2.2 to 2.4 of Annex.
(2) Excluding life sentences.

Adult direct sentenced receptions of females to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 25B

Number
Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995⁽¹⁾		1996⁽¹⁾	1997	1998

Total	420	440	510	506	603	640	513		554	452	485

Less than 30 days	24	13	27	23	34	28	25		36	30	22
30 days/1 month	63	61	87	61	60	37	57		48	35	47
31-59 days	5	2	4	8	9	7	8		6	10	7
60 days/2 months	112	126	96	84	91	106	93		77	67	72
61-89 days	3	1	-	1	8	2	5		-	3
90 days/3 months	105	124	142	132	163	167	102		127	100	101
Over 3 months - less than 6 months	44	51	74	99	99	110	80		91	90	78
6 months - less than 2 years	57	48	73	87	121	163	120		138	91	122
2 years - less than 4 years	2	5	4	7	13	13	16		24	18	18
4 years & over (excluding life)	5	9	3	3	3	5	7		7	9	14
Life	-	-	-	1	2	2	-		-	-	1

Average sentence imposed (days)⁽²⁾	119	140	116	124	136	151	165		186	191	210

(1) See Notes 2.2 to 2.4 of Annex.
(2) Excluding life sentences.