Statistical bulletin - Crime and Justice series: Prison statistics Scotland 2010-11

This bulletin shows data up to 2010-11 on Scottish prison population level and characteristics, receptions to/liberations from Scottish prisons, and international comparisons.


Prisoners released on Home Detention Curfew ( HDC):
2007-08 to 2010-11 Table 8

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Average daily population on HDC 1 308 368 371 303
Young offenders 54 50 37 32
Adults 254 317 335 272
Men 273 323 332 272
Women 36 45 40 32
Number of HDC releases 2,082 2,056 1,885 1,820
Young offenders 410 296 190 180
Adults 1,672 1,760 1,695 1,640
Men 1,857 1,804 1,674 1,614
Women 225 252 211 206
Number of recalls to custody from HDC 2 511 459 392 379
Young offenders 133 71 50 36
Adults 378 388 342 343
Men 459 408 345 341
Women 52 51 47 38
Number of re-admissions to custody from HDC 3 66 68 54 38
Young offenders 13 13 3 5
Adults 53 55 51 33
Men 63 59 50 33
Women 3 9 4 5

Notes: See Section 5 for details of the HDC scheme.

1. Average daily population figures for Home Detention Curfew exclude prisoners recorded as unlawfully at large. This is due to a time lag in recording the outcome of recall procedures in certain cases, which results in an over-estimate of the HDC population if these cases are included. Counting conventions for prisoners recorded as unlawfully at large are described in more detail in the Notes on tables section.

2. Figures for 2007-08 were revised in the 2009-10 data release as a result of technical difficulties in recording the outcome of recall procedures in certain cases. The revised figures are about 10% lower than those published in the original 2007-08 release.

3. Re-admissions typically involve a voluntary return to custody.

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