Written question asked by Baroness Fall (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 December 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 January 2018. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 January 2018 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 re-offenders in (1) England, and (2) Wales; and of those, what percentage are in prison for non-violent crimes.
- Answer
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As of 30 June 2016, 78% of adult women in prison under immediate custodial sentence had a previous conviction or caution.
This data is published and can be found in table A1.19 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/633160/population-2017.xlsx
The information in the table refers to prisoners in both England and Wales, however please note there are no women’s prisons in Wales.
Regarding what percentage of women with a previous conviction are incarcerated for non-violent crimes, the information requested could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL4397
- Session
- 2017-19
- Attachment
- Table A1.19
- Subjects
- Women Prisoners Reoffenders
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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