Population in custody May 2009
Source: data.gov.uk (2018-05-25)

Prison Population statistics. Figures for the prison population in England and Wales published weekly. 
For more detailed figures on the prison population see the National Statistics publication, Offender Management Statistics Quarterly bulletin.

Population in custody 
monthly tables 
May 2009 
England and Wales 
 
Ministry of Justice 
Statistics bulletin  
 
 
 
Published 30 June 2009 
 

Population in custody monthly tables, May 2009, England and Wales 
 
Population in custody May 2009 - Key points  
Population in custody 
• The population in custody on 31 May 2009 was 83,300, a rise of 450 from a year earlier.  
The population in prisons was 82,900 (a rise of 480 from a year earlier), in Secure 
Training Centres (STCs) it was 240 and in Secure Children’s Homes (SCHs) it was 170. 
Population in prison 
• The male prison population increased by 1 per cent (up 650) to 78,600 and the female 
prison population decreased 4 per cent (down 170) to 4,300 in May 2009 compared to 
May 2008.  
 
• The remand population in prison increased 2 per cent from 13,000 in May 2008 to 
13,300 in May 2009 (up 270). Within this total, the untried population increased 5 per 
cent (up 410) to 8,800 and the convicted unsentenced population went down 3 per cent 
(down 140), to 4,400. 
 
• Amongst the remand population the changes since May 2008 by offence group were all 
less than 100 apart from violence against the person offences which increased by 7 per 
cent (up 230). 
  
• There were 67,900 sentenced(1) prisoners at 31 May 2009, up 210 from a year earlier.  
There were increases for those serving indeterminate sentences (Life sentences and 
Indeterminate sentences for Public Protection) which increased by 11 per cent (up 
1,200) and for those serving sentences of 1 year to less than 4 years which increased by 
1 per cent (up 170).   There were falls for those serving a sentence of less than or equal 
to 6 months (down 650,12 per cent), and greater than 6 and less than 12 months (down 
380, 13 per cent). The falls for sentences of less than 12 months were against a 
relatively high short-sentenced population a year ago. 
 
• Amongst the sentenced(1) prison population the largest increases were for violence 
against the person (up 960, 5 per cent), robbery (up 280, 5 per cent) and sexual 
offences (up 330, 4 per cent)  from May 2008. The largest decreases since May 2008 
were in those serving sentences for motoring offences (down 180, 14 per cent), theft and 
handling (down 410, 11 per cent), other offences (down 540, 8 per cent) and drugs 
(down 240, 2 per cent). 
 
• The adult population in prison was 71,200 at 31 May 2009, an increase of 1 per cent (up 
910) from a year earlier. Over the same time period the number of 15 to 17 year olds fell 
15 per cent (down 360) to 2,100 and the young adult prison population fell 1 per cent 
(down 60) to 9,600 at 31 May 2009. 
 
• The prison population was 111 per cent of the ‘In Use CNA’ (74,700) at 31 May 2009. 
 
 
(1) Includes recalls and excludes fine defaulters 
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Population in custody monthly tables, May 2009, England and Wales 
 
 
Figure A: Remand population by offence group 
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Figure B: Immediate custodial sentenced population by offence group 
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Population in custody monthly tables, May 2009, England and Wales 
 
 
Notes  
Data sources and quality 
The data presented in this brief are drawn from the prison administrative IT systems.  
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is 
subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.  While the figures 
shown have been checked as far as practicable, they should be regarded as approximate 
and not necessarily accurate to the last whole number shown in the tables.  They are fit to 
be used for purposes of looking at trends and for comparing the relative magnitude of 
components. 
  
The prison population information has been drawn from two prison sources.  The first 
source is the routine provision by prison establishments of records of the numbers of 
persons held in custody at the end of each month, broadly subdivided according to age, sex, 
custody type and sentence length. The records are collated and processed centrally, to 
produce the main estimates of the end of month population presented.  The second source 
is the electronically held details for individual inmates such as date of birth, sex, religion, 
ethnic origin, custody type, offence, and reception and discharge dates and, for sentenced 
prisoners, sentence length. These data are collected on a central computer database and 
are used to produce the analyses by offence group and individual year of age. They form 
the basis of detailed population breakdowns, supplementing the aggregates derived from 
the first source, to which they are scaled for consistency. A new more detailed method of 
scaling this information was developed in 2004. 
  
Because the detailed population breakdowns have been scaled and also rounded to the 
nearest whole number, individual components may not sum to the totals. 
 
Unless otherwise stated, numbers in the text have been rounded for ease of reading using 
the following rules: 
Numbers of 100,000 and over are rounded to the nearest 1,000 
Numbers from 1,000 – 99,999 are rounded to the nearest 100 
Numbers from 10 – 999 are rounded to the nearest 10 
Numbers under 10 are unrounded. 
Information on the population in STCs and SCHs has been supplied by the Youth Justice 
Board. 
All figures are provisional pending publication of the annual Offender Management 
Caseload Statistics. 
 
 
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Population in custody monthly tables, May 2009, England and Wales 
 
Definitions 
Population in custody - this includes those held in prison establishments, police cells under 
Operation Safeguard, secure training centres (STCs) and secure children’s homes (SCHs). 
This is a change to previous outputs (notably Prison Population Monthly Brief and Prison 
Statistics England and Wales) where the reference to ‘population in custody’ just covered 
those held in prison establishments and police cells. All coverage is for England and Wales. 
 
Population in prison – this includes those held in prisons in England and Wales, including 
the three removal centres of Dover, Haslar and Lindholme. 
 
Sentenced population – this includes those sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence 
and fine defaulters. 
 
Immediate custodial sentence – this does not include fine defaulters. 
 
Adult prisoners – these are prisoners aged 21 years and over. 
 
Young adults – these are prisoners aged 18 to 20, but including 21 year old prisoners who 
were aged 20 or under at conviction who have not been reclassified as part of the adult 
population 
 
Indeterminate sentences – these cover life sentences and indeterminate sentences for 
public protection (IPP). 
 
Contact points for further information  
Current and previous editions of this publication are available for download at 
www.justice.gov.uk/publications/populationincustody.htm. Future reports will be published 
on a monthly basis. Spreadsheet files of the tables contained in this document are also 
available for download from this address. 
Press enquiries should be directed to the Ministry of Justice press office: 
Tel: xx-xxxx-xxxx 
 
Other enquiries about these statistics should be directed to: 
Ministry of Justice 
Offender Management and Sentencing – Analytical Services 
2nd Floor Fry Building 
2 Marsham Street 
London 
SW1P 4DF 
Tel: xx-xxxx-xxxx 
 
General enquiries about the statistical work of the Ministry of Justice can be e-mailed to: 
xxx@xxx.xx 
General information about the official statistics system of the UK is available from 
www.statistics.gov.uk 
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Table 1: Population in custody: by type of custody and sex
May-08
May-09
Percentage change 2008 to 2009
Males
Females
Total
1
-5
1
1
-4
1
*
*
*
-16
*
-21
25
-27
4
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
All population in custody, of which
Prisons
Police cells
SCHs
STCs
78,230
77,926
0
163
141
4,592
4,446
0
53
93
82,822
82,372
0
216
234
78,888
78,575
0
137
176
4,382
4,281
0
33
68
83,270
82,856
0
170
244
All population in prison, of which
77,926
4,446
82,372
78,575
4,281
82,856
1
-4
1
Remand
12,154
845
12,999
12,483
784
13,267
3
-7
2
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
7,884
4,270
553
292
8,437
4,562
8,313
4,170
531
253
8,844
4,423
5
-2
-4
-13
5
-3
Under sentence
64,312
3,490
67,802
64,600
3,445
68,045
0
-1
0
Fine defaulter
Less than or equal to 6 months
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months
12 months to less than 4 years
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
Indeterminate sentences
79
5,113
2,609
22,229
23,390
10,892
6
510
250
1,305
1,075
344
85
5,623
2,859
23,534
24,465
11,236
104
4,524
2,259
22,347
23,309
12,057
10
442
217
1,356
1,046
374
114
4,966
2,476
23,703
24,355
12,431
32
-12
-13
1
0
11
*
-13
-13
4
-3
9
34
-12
-13
1
0
11
Non-criminal prisoners
1,460
111
1,571
1,492
52
1,544
2
-53
-2
All adult population in prison, of which
Remand
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
Under sentence
Fine defaulter
Less than or equal to 6 months
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months
12 months to less than 4 years
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
Indeterminate sentences
66,357
9,700
6,360
3,340
55,327
74
3,840
1,918
17,676
21,759
10,060
3,961
745
486
259
3,115
6
428
223
1,135
1,001
322
70,318
10,445
6,846
3,599
58,442
80
4,268
2,142
18,811
22,760
10,382
67,384
10,006
6,678
3,328
56,001
103
3,504
1,700
17,866
21,486
11,342
3,839
657
449
208
3,133
10
384
190
1,202
992
355
71,223
10,663
7,127
3,536
59,134
113
3,888
1,890
19,068
22,478
11,697
2
3
5
0
1
39
-9
-11
1
-1
13
-3
-12
-8
-20
1
*
-10
-15
6
-1
10
1
2
4
-2
1
41
-9
-12
1
-1
13
Non-criminal prisoners
1,330
101
1,431
1,377
49
1,426
4
*
0
All 15 -17 year olds in prison, of which
2,362
69
2,432
2,017
58
2,075
-15
-16
-15
Remand
522
13
535
529
15
543
1
*
2
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
341
181
9
4
350
185
369
159
12
3
381
162
8
-12
*
*
9
-12
Under sentence
Fine defaulter
Less than or equal to 6 months
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months
12 months to less than 4 years
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
Indeterminate sentences
1,837
0
457
269
885
147
79
56
0
17
7
24
8
0
1,894
0
474
276
909
155
79
1,486
0
318
199
751
153
65
44
0
12
5
16
6
6
1,530
0
330
204
767
159
70
-19
*
-30
-26
-15
4
-18
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
-19
*
-30
-26
-16
2
-11
Non-criminal prisoners
3
0
3
2
0
2
*
*
*
All young adults1 in prison, of which
9,207
416
9,622
9,174
384
9,558
0
-8
-1
Remand
1,932
87
2,019
1,948
112
2,061
1
29
2
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
1,183
749
58
29
1,241
778
1,266
683
70
42
1,336
725
7
-9
21
*
8
-7
Under sentence
7,148
319
7,466
7,113
268
7,381
0
-16
-1
Fine defaulter
Less than or equal to 6 months
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months
12 months to less than 4 years
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
Indeterminate sentences
5
817
422
3,668
1,484
753
0
65
19
146
66
22
5
882
441
3,814
1,550
775
1
702
360
3,730
1,670
650
0
47
22
138
48
14
1
749
382
3,868
1,718
664
*
-14
-15
2
13
-14
*
*
*
-6
*
*
*
-15
-13
1
11
-14
Non-criminal prisoners
127
10
137
113
3
116
-11
*
-15
1 Young adults are those aged 18 - 20 and those 21 year olds who were aged 20 or under at conviction who have not been reclassified as part of the adult population
* Indicates that one or both of the comparative numbers are less than 50 which could give rise to misleading percentage changes
Data Sources and Quality
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. See Data Sources and Quality section of 
report for more information.   
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Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence
May-08
May-09
Percentage change 2008 to 2009
Immediate 
custodial 
Remand
sentence
Remand
Immediate 
custodial 
sentence
Remand
Immediate 
custodial 
sentence
All prisoners
Violence against the person
Sexual offences
Robbery
Burglary
Theft and Handling
Fraud and Forgery
Drug offences
Motoring offences
Other offences
Offence not recorded
12,999
3,239
899
1,372
1,454
1,020
500
1,841
125
1,813
737
67,717
18,850
7,573
8,682
7,850
3,818
1,990
10,933
1,331
6,521
170
13,267
3,467
950
1,446
1,462
963
473
1,763
123
1,864
756
67,931
19,809
7,907
8,960
7,782
3,409
1,966
10,689
1,150
5,979
281
2
0
7
5
6
4
5
3
1
-1
-6
-11
-5
-1
-4
-2
-2
-14
3
-8
3
65
All male prisoners
Violence against the person
Sexual offences
Robbery
Burglary
Theft and Handling
Fraud and Forgery
Drug offences
Motoring offences
Other offences
Offence not recorded
12,154
3,074
892
1,313
1,403
909
405
1,718
123
1,660
656
64,233
18,084
7,525
8,386
7,655
3,355
1,719
9,932
1,312
6,107
158
12,483
3,289
936
1,381
1,426
868
403
1,654
119
1,729
677
64,496
18,953
7,855
8,618
7,573
3,019
1,686
9,789
1,122
5,618
264
3
7
5
5
2
-5
0
-4
-3
4
3
0
5
4
3
-1
-10
-2
-1
-14
-8
67
All female prisoners
Violence against the person
Sexual offences
Robbery
Burglary
Theft and Handling
Fraud and Forgery
Drug offences
Motoring offences
Other offences
Offence not recorded
845
165
7
59
51
111
94
123
2
153
81
3,484
766
47
297
195
463
270
1,001
19
414
12
784
178
14
65
36
95
69
109
4
135
80
3,435
856
52
343
210
389
280
900
27
361
17
-7
8
*
10
*
-14
-26
-12
*
-12
-1
-1
12
*
16
8
-16
4
-10
*
-13
*
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Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence
May-08
May-09
Percentage change 2008 to 2009
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
All adult prisoners
10,445
58,362
10,663
59,021
2
1
Violence against the person
2,518
16,146
2,729
17,188
8
6
Sexual offences
794
7,145
819
7,484
3
5
Robbery
857
6,488
894
6,743
4
4
Burglary
1,119
6,630
1,116
6,533
0
-1
Theft and Handling
849
3,275
781
2,969
-8
-9
Fraud and Forgery
467
1,945
449
1,911
-4
-2
Drug offences
1,603
10,033
1,546
9,872
-4
-2
Motoring offences
101
1,133
100
1,024
-1
-10
Other offences
1,498
5,435
1,547
5,057
3
-7
Offence not recorded
642
132
682
239
6
81
All adult male prisoners
9,700
55,253
10,006
55,898
3
1
Violence against the person
2,377
15,507
2,590
16,461
9
6
Sexual offences
788
7,098
807
7,434
2
5
Robbery
809
6,255
843
6,466
4
3
Burglary
1,072
6,455
1,088
6,341
1
-2
Theft and Handling
754
2,841
702
2,603
-7
-8
Fraud and Forgery
376
1,681
385
1,635
2
-3
Drug offences
1,493
9,099
1,450
9,017
-3
-1
Motoring offences
99
1,118
96
998
-2
-11
Other offences
1,366
5,075
1,438
4,721
5
-7
Offence not recorded
566
123
606
222
7
81
All adult female prisoners
745
3,109
657
3,123
-12
0
Violence against the person
141
638
140
727
-1
14
Sexual offences
6
47
12
50
*
*
Robbery
48
233
50
277
*
19
Burglary
46
175
28
192
*
10
Theft and Handling
95
434
78
366
-18
-16
Fraud and Forgery
90
264
64
276
-29
5
Drug offences
110
934
95
855
-13
-8
Motoring offences
2
16
4
26
*
*
Other offences
132
360
110
336
-17
-7
Offence not recorded
76
10
75
17
0
*
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Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence
May-08
May-09
Percentage change 2008 to 2009
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
All aged 15-17
535
1,894
543
1,530
2
-19
Violence against the person
167
494
156
389
-7
-21
Sexual offences
35
76
25
75
*
-1
Robbery
135
502
156
427
16
-15
Burglary
68
296
77
261
13
-12
Theft and Handling
25
162
26
120
*
-26
Fraud and Forgery
2
6
1
3
*
*
Drug offences
35
103
37
82
*
-20
Motoring offences
3
25
5
14
*
*
Other offences
57
225
58
156
2
-31
Offence not recorded
7
5
2
4
*
*
All males aged 15-17
522
1,837
529
1,486
1
-19
Violence against the person
166
476
150
373
-10
-22
Sexual offences
35
76
25
74
*
-3
Robbery
133
489
155
414
17
-15
Burglary
67
292
77
258
15
-12
Theft and Handling
22
156
25
116
*
-26
Fraud and Forgery
2
6
0
3
*
*
Drug offences
34
100
37
79
*
-21
Motoring offences
3
25
5
14
*
*
Other offences
53
214
53
152
0
-29
Offence not recorded
6
4
2
4
*
*
All females aged 15-17
13
56
15
44
*
*
Violence against the person
1
18
6
16
*
*
Sexual offences
0
0
0
1
*
*
Robbery
2
13
1
12
*
*
Burglary
1
4
0
3
*
*
Theft and Handling
3
6
1
4
*
*
Fraud and Forgery
0
0
1
0
*
*
Drug offences
1
3
0
3
*
*
Motoring offences
0
0
0
0
*
*
Other offences
4
12
5
5
*
*
Offence not recorded
1
1
0
0
*
*
8

Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence
May-08
Immediate 
May-09
Percentage change 2008 to 2009
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
All young adults
2,019
7,461
2,061
7,380
2
-1
Violence against the person
554
2,210
582
2,232
5
1
Sexual offences
70
351
106
347
50
-1
Robbery
381
1,692
396
1,791
4
6
Burglary
268
925
269
988
1
7
Theft and Handling
145
381
156
320
7
-16
Fraud and Forgery
31
39
23
52
*
*
Drug offences
203
798
180
735
-11
-8
Motoring offences
21
173
17
111
*
-35
Other offences
259
861
259
766
0
-11
Offence not recorded
88
32
73
38
-17
*
1
All male young adults1
1,932
7,143
1,948
7,112
1
0
Violence against the person
531
2,100
550
2,119
4
1
Sexual offences
69
351
104
347
49
-1
Robbery
372
1,641
383
1,737
3
6
Burglary
264
908
262
973
-1
7
Theft and Handling
133
357
141
300
6
-16
Fraud and Forgery
27
32
18
48
*
*
Drug offences
191
733
167
693
-12
-5
Motoring offences
21
169
17
110
*
-35
Other offences
241
818
238
746
-1
-9
Offence not recorded
84
32
69
38
-18
*
All female young adults1
87
319
112
268
29
-16
Violence against the person
23
109
32
113
*
3
Sexual offences
1
0
2
0
*
*
Robbery
9
51
13
54
*
6
Burglary
4
16
7
15
*
*
Theft and Handling
12
24
15
20
*
*
Fraud and Forgery
4
7
4
4
*
*
Drug offences
12
65
13
42
*
*
Motoring offences
0
4
0
1
*
*
Other offences
17
43
20
20
*
*
Offence not recorded
4
1
4
0
*
*
1  Young adults are those aged 18 - 20 and those 21 year olds who were aged 20 or under at conviction who have not been reclassified as part of 
       the adult population
* Indicates that one or both of the comparative numbers are less than 50 which could give rise to misleading percentage changes 
  May 2009 and May 2008 data are not directly comparable because some improvements have been made to the way offences are grouped
  which has resulted in small changes to some offence groups
Data Sources and Quality
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. See Data Sources and Quality section of report for more information.   
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Table 3: Young population in prison: by type of custody and sex
 31 May 2009
15
16
17
Total Under 
18
18
19
20
21
Total Young 
Adults1
All young population in prisons, of which
Prisoners on remand
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
Prisoners under sentence
Fine defaulter
Immediate custodial sentence
Non-criminal prisoners
53
46
7
147
0
147
1
141
94
47
434
0
434
0
350
241
109
949
0
949
1
543
381
162
1,530
0
1,530
2
658
430
228
1,500
0
1,500
31
696
454
243
2,360
1
2,359
33
625
388
237
2,805
0
2,805
29
82
64
18
716
0
716
23
2,061
1,336
725
7,381
1
7,380
116
All young male population in prisons, of which
Prisoners on remand
53
Untried
46
Convicted unsentenced
7
Prisoners under sentence
147
Fine defaulter
0
Immediate custodial sentence
147
Non-criminal prisoners
1
141
94
47
434
0
434
0
335
229
106
905
0
905
1
529
369
159
1,486
0
1,486
2
623
407
216
1,445
0
1,445
29
670
438
233
2,255
1
2,254
33
576
359
217
2,709
0
2,709
28
80
63
17
704
0
704
23
1,948
1,266
683
7,113
1
7,112
113
All young female population in prisons, of which
Prisoners on remand
0
Untried
0
Convicted unsentenced
0
Prisoners under sentence
0
Fine defaulter
0
Immediate custodial sentence
0
Non-criminal prisoners
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
12
3
44
0
44
0
15
12
3
44
0
44
0
35
23
12
55
0
55
2
26
16
10
105
0
105
0
49
30
20
96
0
96
1
2
1
1
12
0
12
0
112
70
42
268
0
268
3
1 Young adults are those aged 18 - 20 and those 21 year olds who were aged 20 or under at conviction who have not been reclassified as part of the adult population
Data Sources and Quality
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. See Data Sources and 
Quality section of report for more information.   

Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 31 May 2009
                                      
      
Establishment                         
In use CNA1
Total 
Population 
Males                       
Acklington
946
936
Albany
567
557
Altcourse
794
1,316
Ashfield
400
344
Ashwell
184
203
Aylesbury
437
438
Bedford
321
432
Belmarsh
800
858
Birmingham
1,109
1,420
Blantyre House
122
116
Blundeston
481
525
Brinsford
545
536
Bristol
424
587
Brixton
606
736
Buckley Hall
346
378
Bullingdon
879
1,037
Bullwood Hall
180
225
Camp Hill
520
565
Canterbury
195
307
Cardiff
548
789
Castington
400
353
Channings Wood
696
718
Chelmsford
554
676
Coldingley
494
507
Cookham Wood
114
79
Dartmoor
613
632
Deerbolt
513
439
Doncaster
771
1,110
Dorchester
137
216
Dovegate
800
843
Dover
316
309
Durham
593
942
Edmunds Hill
361
365
Elmley
735
944
Erlestoke
470
467
Everthorpe
603
682
Exeter
315
529
Featherstone
663
682
Feltham
762
634
Ford
557
535
Forest Bank
800
1,133
Frankland
733
734
Full Sutton
592
575
Garth
812
815
Gartree
683
683
Glen Parva
668
792
Gloucester
225
296
Grendon/Spring Hill
533
506
Guys Marsh
520
569
Haslar
160
153
Haverigg
622
614
Hewell1
1,173
1,413
High Down
999
1,036
Highpoint
906
932
Hindley
515
255
Hollesley Bay
345
342
Holme House
857
960
Hull
723
1,003
Huntercombe
360
270
Kennet
175
339
Kingston (Portsmouth)
175
175
Kirkham
590
583
Kirklevington Grange
283
267
Lancaster Castle
159
230
Lancaster Farms
480
509
Latchmere House
207
199

Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 31 May 2009
                                      
      
Establishment                         
In use CNA1
Total 
Population 
Leeds
829
1,113
Leicester
210
347
Lewes
623
681
Leyhill
512
472
Lincoln
436
658
Lindholme
1,054
1,123
Littlehey
663
713
Liverpool
1,166
1,323
Long Lartin
458
439
Lowdham Grange
640
687
Maidstone
565
576
Manchester
966
1,228
Moorland Open
260
249
Moorland Closed
740
765
North Sea Camp
318
297
Northallerton
147
223
Norwich
447
460
Nottingham
379
535
Onley
710
700
Parc
838
1,195
Parkhurst
457
492
Pentonville
813
1,096
Peterborough
480
608
Portland
579
598
Preston
453
750
Ranby
945
1,065
Reading
190
234
Risley
1,048
1,021
Rochester
620
605
Rye Hill
600
657
Shepton Mallet
165
186
Shrewsbury
177
301
Stafford
741
730
Standford Hill
462
458
Stocken
779
791
Stoke Heath
562
558
Sudbury
581
577
Swaleside
808
826
Swansea
230
401
Swinfen Hall
604
612
The Mount
747
770
The Verne
572
591
The Wolds
320
385
Thorn Cross
322
290
Usk/Prescoed
320
426
Wakefield
752
735
Wandsworth
1,107
1,644
Warren Hill
222
187
Wayland
955
1,003
Wealstun
505
517
Wellingborough
632
630
Werrington
160
147
Wetherby
408
360
Whatton
776
838
Whitemoor
464
448
Winchester
499
685
Woodhill
641
846
Wormwood Scrubs
1,176
1,245
Wymott
1,081
1,128
TOTAL
70,080
78,575
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Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 31 May 2009
                                      
      
Total 
Establishment                         
In use CNA1
Population 
Females
Askham Grange
Bronzefield
126
450
118
428
Downview
358
354
Drake Hall
315
261
East Sutton Park
98
91
Eastwood Park
326
311
Foston Hall
264
219
Holloway
Low Newton
500
298
411
293
Morton Hall
392
356
New Hall
393
373
Peterborough
Send
360
282
356
278
Styal
448
432
TOTAL
4,610
4,281
Male and female establishment total 
74,690
82,856
Police cells total
*
0
Establishment and police cell total
74,690
82,856
1   In Use CNA - Certified Normal Accommodation that is available for immediate use, excludes damaged 
cells, cells affected by building works and cells taken out of use due to staff shortages
2   HMP Hewell was created by an amalgamation of the three former prisons, Blakenhurst, Brockhill 
and Hewell Grange on 25 June 2008
*   On 31st May 2009 up to 400 police cells available under operation safeguard which are not included in 
     in the CNA figure
Data Sources and Quality
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. See Data Sources and Quality section of report for more information.   
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