Written question asked by Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 15 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 October 2007. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 22 October 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prisons: Greater London
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people are in prison in the Greater London area; and what the capacity of Greater London prisons is.
- Answer
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The following table shows the numbers of prisoners detained in and the operational capacity of each prison establishment in the Greater London area on 31 August 2007.
Operational capacity Population¹ Belmarsh 918 920 Brixton 798 807 Feltham 764 613 Holloway 501 488 Latchmere House 207 196 Pentonville 1,152 1,145 Wandsworth 1,475 1,482 Wormwood Scrubs 1,256 1,262 Total 7,071 6,913 ¹ The reported population figure may be higher than the operational capacity as it may include prisoners on authorised absence and not held in the prison overnight. These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 159002; 465 c118W
- Session
- 2006-07
- Subjects
- Greater London Prisons
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