Written question asked by Baroness Fall (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 November 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 November 2017. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Friday, 24 November 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prisoners: Women
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of women in prison are there for non-violent offences; and what percentage of those women are mothers of children under the age of 18.
- Answer
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As of 30 September 2017, 73% of all female prisoners (including those held on remand) were held for a non-violent offence (i.e. assuming that a non-violent offence refers to all offence groups besides the ‘Violent Against The Person’ offence group).
Information on the percentage of female prisoners held for a non-violent offence who are mothers of children under the age of 18 is not held centrally.
The average prison sentence length for all sentenced female offenders with a determinate sentence (i.e. including recalls, civil offenders and fine defaulters, but excluding those serving indeterminate sentences) for a non-violent offence was 38.3 months.
The information requested on the percentage of women in prison for non-violent offences who are re-offenders could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL3192
- Session
- 2017-19
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Women Prisoners Mothers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2023-04-24 15:24:24 +0100
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