Population in custody March 2009: PDF format
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Prison Population statistics. Figures for the prison population in England and Wales published weekly. 
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Population in custody 
monthly tables 
March 2009 
England and Wales 
 
Ministry of Justice 
Statistics bulletin  
 
 
 
Published 30 April 2009 
 

Population in custody monthly tables, March 2009, England and Wales 
 
Population in custody March 2009 – Key points  
Population in custody 
• The population in custody on 31 March 2009 was 83,346, a rise of 1,120 from a year 
earlier. The population in prisons was 82,893 (a rise of 1,198 from a year earlier), in 
Secure Training Centres (STCs) it was 255 and in Secure Children’s Homes (SCHs) it 
was 198. 
Population in prison 
• The male prison population increased by 2 per cent (1,330) to 78,605 and the female 
prison population decreased 3 per cent (132) to 4,288 in March 2009 compared to March 
2008.  
 
• The remand population in prison decreased by 1 per cent to 12,987 (86) in March 2009 
compared to March 2008. Within this total, the untried population increased 1 per cent 
(76) to 8,446 and the convicted unsentenced population went down 3 per cent (162), to 
4,541. 
 
• Amongst the remand population the changes since March 2008 by offence group were 
all less than 100 apart from drug offences which dropped by 9 per cent (175). 
  
• There were 68,162 sentenced(1) prisoners at 31 March 2009, an increase of 2 per cent 
(1,026) from a year earlier. There were increases for those serving indeterminate 
sentences (Life sentences and Indeterminate sentences for Public Protection) which 
increased by 12 per cent (1,317) and for those serving sentences of 1 year to less than 4 
years which increased by 3 per cent (662). There were falls for other sentence lengths 
including less than or equal to 6 months (down 463 or 8 per cent), greater than 6 and 
less than 12 months (down 207 or 8 per cent) and 4 years or more (down 282 or 1 per 
cent). The falls for sentences 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 1,226, 7 per cent), sexual offences (347, 5 per cent), robbery 
(198, 2 per cent) and fraud and forgery (109, 6 per cent) from March 2008. The largest 
decreases since March 2008 were in those serving sentences for motoring offences 
(down 303, 21 per cent), theft and handling (232, 6 per cent) and other offences (271, 4 
per cent). 
 
• The adult population in prison was 71,217 at 31 March 2009, an increase of 2 per cent 
(1,385) from a year earlier. Over the same time period the 15 to 17 year olds fell 9 per 
cent (217) to 2,133 and the young adult prison population increased slightly from 9,513 
in March 2008 to 9,543 at 31 March 2009. 
 
• The prison population was 111 per cent of the ‘In Use CNA’ (74,871) at 31 March 2009. 
 
 
(1) Includes recalls and excludes fine defaulters 

Population in custody monthly tables, March 2009, England and Wales 
 
 
 
• On 31 March 2009, the foreign national prison population was 11,283. This includes 
those held under the Immigration Act 1971 (including those in the immigration removal 
centres Dover, Haslar and Lindholme) as well as those held on remand or serving 
custodial sentences. 
 
• The largest foreign national population at 31 March 2009 were Jamaican nationals, with 
a population of 1,099 followed by Nigeria (855), Republic of Ireland (620), Poland (492) 
Somalia (447), China (445) and Vietnam (442). 
 
 

Population in custody monthly tables, March 2009, England and Wales 
 
 
Figure A:  
Remand population by offence group 
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Figure A: 	Graph showing remand population by offence group
Figure A: 	Graph showing remand population by offence group
 
 
 
Figure B: 
Immediate custodial sentenced population by offence group 
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Figure B:	Graph showing immediate custodial sentenced population by offence group
Figure B:	Graph showing immediate custodial sentenced population by offence group
 
 

Population in custody monthly tables, March 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. 
  
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. 
 
 
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. 
 

Population in custody monthly tables, March 2009, England and Wales 
 
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  
 
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on a monthly basis. Spreadsheet files of the tables contained in this document are also 
available for download from this address. 
 
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Table 1: Population in custody: by type of custody and sex
Mar-08
Mar-09
Percentage change 2008 to 
2009
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
All population in custody, of which
77,658
4,568
82,226
78,936
4,410
83,346
2
-3
Prisons
77,275
4,420
81,695
78,605
4,288
82,893
2
-3
Police cells
64
0
64
0
0
0
*
*
SCHs
167
50
217
163
35
198
-2
*
-9
STCs
152
98
250
168
87
255
11
-11
2
All population in prison, of which
77,275
4,420
81,695
78,605
4,288
82,893
2
-3
Remand
12,178
895
13,073
12,185
802
12,987
0
-10
-1
Untried
7,817
553
8,370
7,904
542
8,446
1
-2
Convicted unsentenced
4,361
342
4,703
4,281
260
4,541
-2
-24
-3
Under sentence
63,777
3,447
67,224
64,856
3,425
68,281
2
-1
Fine defaulter
81
7
88
112
7
119
38
*
35
Less than or equal to 6 months
5,202
504
5,706
4,778
465
5,243
-8
-8
-8
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months
2,446
252
2,698
2,271
219
2,491
-7
-13
-8
12 months to less than 4 years
22,010
1,250
23,260
22,605
1,317
23,922
3
5
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
23,461
1,100
24,561
23,229
1,050
24,279
-1
-5
-1
Indeterminate sentences
10,577
334
10,911
11,861
367
12,228
12
10
12
Non-criminal prisoners
1,320
78
1,398
1,564
61
1,625
18
-22
16
All adult population in prison, of which
65,904
3,928
69,832
67,379
3,838
71,217
2
-2
Remand
9,751
771
10,522
9,816
686
10,502
1
-11
0
Untried
6,290
489
6,779
6,395
467
6,862
2
-4
Convicted unsentenced
3,461
282
3,743
3,421
219
3,640
-1
-22
-3
Under sentence
54,944
3,085
58,029
56,106
3,095
59,201
2
0
Fine defaulter
79
7
86
111
7
118
41
*
37
Less than or equal to 6 months
3,970
427
4,397
3,656
388
4,043
-8
-9
-8
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months
1,792
224
2,016
1,711
184
1,896
-4
-18
-6
12 months to less than 4 years
17,466
1,088
18,554
18,073
1,170
19,243
3
8
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
21,858
1,025
22,883
21,433
996
22,429
-2
-3
-2
Indeterminate sentences
9,779
314
10,093
11,122
350
11,472
14
11
14
Non-criminal prisoners
1,209
72
1,281
1,457
57
1,514
21
-21
18
All 15 -17 year olds in prison, of which
2,291
58
2,350
2,085
47
2,133
-9
*
-9
Remand
548
14
562
523
13
537
-5
*
-5
Untried
367
9
375
344
12
355
-6
*
-5
Convicted unsentenced
181
5
187
179
2
181
-1
*
-3
Under sentence
1,743
44
1,788
1,559
34
1,593
-11
*
-11
Fine defaulter
0
0
0
0
0
0
*
*
Less than or equal to 6 months
427
14
441
337
9
345
-21
*
-22
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months
255
6
261
189
5
194
-26
*
-26
12 months to less than 4 years
862
18
880
812
12
824
-6
*
-6
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
122
7
128
148
5
153
21
*
19
Indeterminate sentences
78
0
78
74
3
77
-5
*
-1
Non-criminal prisoners
0
0
0
3
0
3
*
*
All young adults1 in prison, of which
9,080
434
9,513
9,141
403
9,543
1
-7
Remand
1,879
110
1,989
1,846
103
1,948
-2
-7
-2
Untried
1,160
55
1,216
1,165
63
1,229
0
15
Convicted unsentenced
719
55
774
681
39
720
-5
*
-7
Under sentence
7,090
318
7,407
7,191
296
7,487
1
-7
Fine defaulter
2
0
2
1
0
1
*
*
Less than or equal to 6 months
805
63
868
786
68
854
-2
8
-2
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months
399
22
421
370
30
401
-7
*
-5
12 months to less than 4 years
3,682
144
3,826
3,720
135
3,855
1
-7
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
1,481
68
1,550
1,648
49
1,697
11
*
10
Indeterminate sentences
720
20
740
665
14
679
-8
*
-8
Non-criminal prisoners
111
6
117
104
4
108
-7
*
-8
1
1
*
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
4
*
*
0
1
1
*
1
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.   

Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence
Mar-08
Mar-09
Percentage change 2008 to 2009
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
All prisoners
13,073
67,136
12,987
68,162
-1
2
Violence against the person
3,195
18,600
3,292
19,826
3
Sexual offences
905
7,497
883
7,844
-2
5
Robbery
1,358
8,733
1,429
8,931
5
Burglary
1,458
7,838
1,492
7,762
2
Theft and Handling
1,009
3,711
955
3,479
-5
-6
Fraud and Forgery
581
1,863
508
1,972
-13
6
Drug offences
1,878
10,768
1,703
10,721
-9
0
Motoring offences
138
1,471
114
1,168
-17
-21
Other offences
1,812
6,442
1,857
6,171
2
Offence not recorded
739
213
752
287
2
All male prisoners
12,178
63,696
12,185
64,744
0
Violence against the person
3,011
17,840
3,126
18,969
4
Sexual offences
894
7,446
864
7,794
-3
5
Robbery
1,299
8,449
1,368
8,590
5
Burglary
1,412
7,636
1,452
7,553
3
Theft and Handling
899
3,278
851
3,066
-5
-6
Fraud and Forgery
479
1,600
439
1,721
-8
8
Drug offences
1,732
9,760
1,588
9,832
-8
1
Motoring offences
136
1,446
111
1,149
-18
-21
Other offences
1,660
6,039
1,713
5,805
3
Offence not recorded
656
202
673
266
3
All female prisoners
895
3,440
802
3,418
-10
-1
Violence against the person
184
760
166
858
-10
13
Sexual offences
12
51
19
51
*
Robbery
59
284
61
341
3
Burglary
46
202
41
209
*
Theft and Handling
110
433
104
413
-5
-5
Fraud and Forgery
102
264
69
251
-32
-5
Drug offences
146
1,008
116
889
-21
-12
Motoring offences
2
25
3
19
*
Other offences
152
403
144
367
-5
-9
Offence not recorded
83
11
79
21
-4
*
7
2
-1
-4
35
2
6
2
-1
-4
32
-1
20
4
*

Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence
Mar-08
Mar-09
Percentage change 2008 to 2009
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
All adult prisoners
10,522
57,943
10,502
59,083
0
Violence against the person
2,508
15,965
2,604
17,135
4
Sexual offences
766
7,082
775
7,434
1
Robbery
821
6,539
890
6,700
8
Burglary
1,136
6,643
1,146
6,536
1
Theft and Handling
848
3,180
796
3,017
-6
-5
Fraud and Forgery
562
1,814
474
1,905
-16
5
Drug offences
1,626
9,920
1,491
9,921
-8
0
Motoring offences
115
1,273
94
1,017
-18
-20
Other offences
1,506
5,366
1,560
5,186
4
Offence not recorded
634
161
672
232
6
All adult male prisoners
9,751
54,865
9,816
55,995
1
Violence against the person
2,361
15,336
2,472
16,396
5
Sexual offences
757
7,031
760
7,385
0
Robbery
774
6,310
843
6,424
9
Burglary
1,097
6,460
1,113
6,349
1
Theft and Handling
748
2,775
706
2,632
-6
-5
Fraud and Forgery
462
1,558
408
1,660
-12
7
Drug offences
1,499
8,974
1,385
9,072
-8
1
Motoring offences
113
1,251
91
1,002
-19
-20
Other offences
1,385
5,018
1,440
4,863
4
Offence not recorded
556
153
598
213
8
All adult female prisoners
771
3,078
686
3,088
-11
0
Violence against the person
147
629
133
739
-10
17
Sexual offences
9
51
14
50
*
Robbery
47
229
47
276
*
Burglary
39
183
33
188
*
Theft and Handling
100
405
90
384
-10
-5
Fraud and Forgery
100
256
66
245
-34
-4
Drug offences
127
946
106
849
-16
-10
Motoring offences
2
23
3
15
*
Other offences
121
348
120
324
-1
-7
Offence not recorded
78
9
74
19
-6
*
2
7
5
2
-2
-3
44
2
7
5
2
-2
-3
40
*
21
3
*

Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence
Mar-08
Mar-09
Percentage change 2008 to 2009
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
All aged 15-17
562
1,788
537
1,593
-5
-11
Violence against the person
158
465
140
420
-11
-10
Sexual offences
38
74
28
70
*
Robbery
138
466
164
447
19
-4
Burglary
78
271
82
269
5
Theft and Handling
26
149
24
118
*
-21
Fraud and Forgery
1
7
1
3
*
Drug offences
41
91
36
79
*
-13
Motoring offences
3
32
8
18
*
Other offences
67
227
51
163
-24
-28
Offence not recorded
12
7
4
7
*
All males aged 15-17
548
1,743
523
1,559
-5
-11
Violence against the person
155
449
138
408
-11
-9
Sexual offences
38
74
28
69
*
Robbery
138
457
161
437
17
-4
Burglary
77
268
81
266
5
Theft and Handling
24
146
21
115
*
-21
Fraud and Forgery
1
7
1
3
*
Drug offences
38
88
36
78
*
-11
Motoring offences
3
32
8
18
*
Other offences
63
219
47
159
*
-27
Offence not recorded
12
5
3
7
*
All females aged 15-17
14
44
13
34
*
Violence against the person
3
16
2
12
*
Sexual offences
0
0
0
1
*
Robbery
0
9
2
9
*
Burglary
1
3
1
4
*
Theft and Handling
2
4
2
3
*
Fraud and Forgery
0
0
0
0
*
Drug offences
3
3
0
1
*
Motoring offences
0
0
0
0
*
Other offences
4
8
4
4
*
Offence not recorded
0
2
1
0
*
-6
-1
*
*
*
-7
-1
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence
Mar-08
Mar-09
Percentage change 2008 to 2009
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
Remand
sentence
All young adults1
1,989
7,405
1,948
7,486
-2
1
Violence against the person
529
2,170
548
2,271
3
5
Sexual offences
101
341
81
340
-20
0
Robbery
399
1,729
376
1,784
-6
3
Burglary
244
925
264
957
8
3
Theft and Handling
136
382
135
344
0
-10
Fraud and Forgery
18
43
33
64
*
*
Drug offences
211
758
176
721
-16
-5
Motoring offences
20
165
13
134
*
-19
Other offences
238
849
246
822
3
-3
Offence not recorded
93
45
76
48
-18
*
All male young adults1
1,879
7,088
1,846
7,190
-2
1
Violence against the person
495
2,055
517
2,164
4
5
Sexual offences
99
341
76
340
-23
0
Robbery
387
1,683
364
1,729
-6
3
Burglary
237
908
258
939
9
3
Theft and Handling
128
357
123
318
-4
-11
Fraud and Forgery
16
35
30
58
*
*
Drug offences
195
698
167
682
-14
-2
Motoring offences
20
163
13
130
*
-20
Other offences
212
802
226
783
7
-2
Offence not recorded
89
45
72
46
-19
*
All female young adults1
110
318
103
296
-7
-7
Violence against the person
34
115
31
107
*
-7
Sexual offences
2
0
4
0
*
*
Robbery
12
46
12
55
*
*
Burglary
6
16
6
18
*
*
Theft and Handling
7
25
12
26
*
*
Fraud and Forgery
2
8
3
6
*
*
Drug offences
16
59
9
39
*
*
Motoring offences
0
2
0
3
*
*
Other offences
26
47
20
39
*
*
Offence not recorded
4
0
5
2
*
*
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
  March 2009 and March 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
* 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.   

Table 3: Young population in prison: by type of custody and sex
 31 March 2009
Total Under 
Total Young 
15
16
17
18
18
19
20
21
Adults1
ll young population in prisons, of which
risoners on remand
58
128
350
537
601
625
640
82
1,948
Untried
43
81
231
355
381
409
381
58
1,229
Convicted unsentenced
15
47
119
181
220
216
260
24
720
risoners under sentence
152
458
983
1,593
1,514
2,432
2,814
727
7,487
Fine defaulter
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Immediate custodial sentence
152
458
983
1,593
1,514
2,431
2,813
727
7,486
on-criminal prisoners
1
1
1
3
18
34
37
19
108
ll young male population in prisons, of which
risoners on remand
58
128
336
523
577
592
597
79
1,846
Untried
43
81
219
344
365
388
355
57
1,165
Convicted unsentenced
15
47
117
179
213
204
242
23
681
risoners under sentence
152
458
949
1,559
1,446
2,321
2,712
711
7,191
Fine defaulter
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Immediate custodial sentence
152
458
949
1,559
1,446
2,321
2,712
711
7,190
on-criminal prisoners
1
1
1
3
16
32
36
19
104
ll young female population in prisons, of which
risoners on remand
0
0
13
13
24
33
44
2
103
Untried
0
0
12
12
16
21
25
1
63
Convicted unsentenced
0
0
2
2
8
12
18
1
39
risoners under sentence
0
0
34
34
68
110
102
16
296
Fine defaulter
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Immediate custodial sentence
0
0
34
34
68
110
102
16
296
on-criminal prisoners
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
A
P
P
N
A
P
P
N
A
P
P
N
4
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 March 2009
                                      
      
Of which:
Establishment                         
In use CNA1
Total 
Population 
Foreign 
nationals
UK 
nationals
Nationality
not recorded
Males                       
Acklington
Albany
Altcourse
946
567
794
937
554
1,281
31
63
100
906
483
1,167
0
8
13
Ashfield
400
337
24
307
6
Ashwell
599
618
73
545
0
Aylesbury
Bedford
437
321
440
405
58
81
382
319
0
5
Belmarsh
800
883
151
717
15
Birmingham
Blantyre House
Blundeston
1,109
122
481
1,413
117
517
200
2
83
1,188
114
430
25
1
3
Brinsford
545
548
31
516
0
Bristol
424
605
67
530
8
Brixton
606
754
251
488
16
Buckley Hall
Bullingdon
Bullwood Hall
346
879
180
378
1,041
226
29
142
220
349
894
6
0
4
0
Camp Hill
Canterbury
Cardiff
520
195
548
580
292
806
88
276
64
455
12
729
37
5
13
Castington
Channings Wood
Chelmsford
400
696
554
350
719
688
8
50
104
340
669
565
2
0
20
Coldingley
Cookham Wood
494
114
503
106
36
8
467
96
0
2
Dartmoor
623
643
38
605
0
Deerbolt
503
436
7
428
1
Doncaster
771
1,141
95
991
54
Dorchester
137
225
17
204
5
Dovegate
Dover
800
316
849
314
110
309
738
0
1
5
Durham
593
938
85
847
6
Edmunds Hill
371
369
81
287
1
Elmley
Erlestoke
735
470
945
464
148
46
782
418
16
0
Everthorpe
Exeter
603
313
683
521
29
26
654
489
0
6
Featherstone
663
679
71
607
1
Feltham
762
635
172
434
30
Ford
557
525
68
457
0
Forest Bank
800
1,094
86
983
25
Frankland
733
729
43
685
1
Full Sutton
592
569
52
517
0
Garth
812
805
49
756
0
Gartree
677
675
56
612
7
Glen Parva
668
785
63
720
2
Gloucester
225
303
25
265
13
Grendon/Spring Hill
Guys Marsh
Haslar
527
520
160
515
571
150
20
53
147
494
518
0
0
0
3
Haverigg
Hewell1
622
1,173
607
1,368
17
213
590
1,150
0
5
High Down
Highpoint
Hindley
Hollesley Bay
Holme House
999
906
515
345
857
1,066
917
193
340
937
215
175
7
13
25
820
738
182
327
907
31
4
4
0
4
Hull
694
998
72
921
5
Huntercombe
360
291
51
234
5
Kennet
175
336
18
318
0
Kingston (Portsmouth)
Kirkham
175
590
173
572
17
8
156
564
0
0
Kirklevington Grange
Lancaster Castle
283
159
270
230
2
4
268
226
0
0
Lancaster Farms
480
503
18
474
11
Latchmere House
207
199
7
192
0
Leeds
829
1,151
119
1,026
6
Leicester
210
339
60
271
8
Lewes
623
664
75
580
8
Leyhill
Lincoln
512
436
498
672
25
87
473
576
0
9
Lindholme
1,046
1,122
226
896
0
Littlehey
Liverpool
Long Lartin
Lowdham Grange
Maidstone
663
1,166
458
640
451
717
1,230
437
695
408
111
109
68
102
145
605
1,119
368
591
262
1
2
1
2
1
Manchester
948
1,199
158
998
43

Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 31 March 2009
                                      
Establishment                         
      
In use CNA1
Total 
Population 
Foreign 
nationals
Of which:
UK 
nationals
Nationality
not recorded
Moorland Open
260
246
3
243
0
Moorland Closed
740
768
38
730
0
North Sea Camp
318
303
13
290
0
Northallerton
147
208
7
201
0
Norwich
447
501
58
436
7
Nottingham
379
550
76
463
11
Onley
652
624
58
566
0
Parc
838
1,180
42
1,131
6
Parkhurst
449
484
80
399
5
Pentonville
813
1,087
335
732
20
Peterborough
480
595
109
463
23
Portland
579
601
72
526
3
Preston
453
677
34
637
5
Ranby
951
1,057
78
976
3
Reading
190
227
15
208
4
Risley
1,048
1,086
86
1,000
0
Rochester
642
629
115
514
0
Rye Hill
600
647
128
518
1
Shepton Mallet
165
189
5
183
1
Shrewsbury
177
292
31
258
3
Stafford
741
736
73
661
1
Standford Hill
462
451
40
409
2
Stocken
779
812
69
743
0
Stoke Heath
562
562
27
532
3
Sudbury
581
566
16
550
0
Swaleside
808
814
163
649
2
Swansea
230
416
38
375
3
Swinfen Hall
604
612
46
565
1
The Mount
747
761
226
535
0
The Verne
572
583
339
242
2
The Wolds
320
381
13
368
0
Thorn Cross
322
289
1
287
1
Usk/Prescoed
320
404
21
383
0
Wakefield
748
729
60
669
0
Wandsworth
1,086
1,664
518
1,047
98
Warren Hill
222
207
19
174
14
Wayland
955
1,007
136
868
3
Wealstun
505
515
28
487
0
Wellingborough
638
642
92
548
1
Werrington
160
129
1
122
6
Wetherby
408
396
4
386
6
Whatton
776
836
63
773
0
Whitemoor
464
448
75
370
3
Winchester
499
696
65
629
2
Woodhill
641
812
143
649
21
Wormwood Scrubs
1,176
1,260
465
775
20
Wymott
1,081
1,133
61
1,072
0
TOTAL
70,265
78,605
10,468
67,340
797

Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 31 March 2009
                                      
      
Of which:
Establishment                         
In use CNA1
Total 
Population 
Foreign 
nationals
UK 
nationals
Nationality
not recorded
Askham Grange
126
114
2
112
0
Bronzefield
450
420
89
288
43
Downview
358
354
81
272
1
Drake Hall
315
265
52
213
0
East Sutton Park
98
85
7
78
0
Eastwood Park
326
329
45
282
2
Foston Hall
264
223
10
210
3
Holloway
500
432
123
294
15
Low Newton
298
295
16
279
0
Morton Hall
392
359
241
117
1
New Hall
393
365
27
331
7
Peterborough
360
338
41
286
11
Send
278
277
42
235
0
Styal
448
432
39
390
3
TOTAL
4,606
4,288
816
3,387
86
Male and female establishment   TOTAL                  
74,871
82,893
11,283
70,727
883
Police cells
*
0
Establishment and Police cell     TOTAL                  
74,871
82,893
11,283
70,727
883
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 March 2009 up to 400 police cells available under operation safeguard which are not included 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.   

Table 5: Population in prison by nationality and sex
31st March 2009
Nationality
Male
Female
Total
Nationality
Male
Female
Total
All nationalities
British nationals
Foreign nationals
Nationality not recorded
78,605
67,340
10,468
797
4,288
3,387
816
86
82,893
70,727
11,283
883
Total Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
2,806
188
72
2
315
2
10
0
3,121
189
82
2
Total Europe
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
3,260
148
1
6
195
2
0
0
3,456
150
1
6
Botswana
1
0
1
Austria
14
1
15
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gabon
18
31
19
114
23
29
1
64
2
1
3
0
9
0
0
0
5
0
19
34
19
123
23
29
1
69
2
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
3
38
7
24
8
33
58
9
21
0
3
3
17
0
1
5
0
1
3
42
10
41
8
34
64
9
22
Gambia
59
4
63
Finland
3
0
3
Ghana
173
27
200
France
140
17
157
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Malawi
Mali
21
1
42
55
26
21
15
2
1
0
3
11
6
0
2
2
22
1
45
66
32
21
17
4
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hungary
Irish Republic
Italy
Kazakhstan
17
86
4
14
30
600
72
2
0
9
0
1
4
19
3
0
17
96
4
15
34
620
75
2
Mauritania
Mauritius
1
16
0
0
1
16
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
5
93
1
9
6
102
Morocco
46
0
46
Lithuania
281
9
290
Mozambique
Namibia
4
2
1
0
6
2
Macedonia
Malta
11
6
0
0
11
6
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
3
724
19
7
1
79
1
131
0
1
0
3
4
855
19
8
1
82
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
43
91
7
476
194
248
1
6
0
16
14
25
44
97
7
492
208
272
Somalia
433
14
447
Russian Federation
88
11
99
South Africa
136
38
174
San Marino
1
0
1
Sudan
Swaziland
39
2
3
0
42
2
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
88
31
2
4
90
35
Tanzania
14
2
16
Slovenia
6
1
7
Togo
Tunisia
3
17
1
0
4
17
Spain
Sweden
45
19
5
3
50
22
Uganda
Western Sahara
Zambia
65
2
20
10
0
2
75
2
22
Switzerland
Turkey
Turkmenistan
5
171
2
1
3
0
6
174
2
Zimbabwe
192
24
216
Uzbekistan
8
0
8
Total Asia
2,168
117
2,285
Total Middle East
594
10
604
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
China
156
171
1
408
0
4
0
38
156
174
1
445
Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Israel
2
219
267
25
0
6
1
2
2
225
268
27
Hong Kong
India
10
354
0
7
10
361
Jordan
Kuwait
8
8
0
0
8
8
Korea, Republic of
Malaysia
Maldives
6
24
0
0
10
1
6
34
1
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
21
2
1
1
0
0
22
2
1
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
7
3
8
417
17
8
159
1
0
0
12
4
2
2
8
3
8
428
21
10
160
Saudi Arabia
Syrian Arab Republic
United Arab Emirates
Yemen, Republic of
Total Oceania
Australia
13
6
8
13
48
23
0
0
0
0
2
1
13
6
8
13
49
24
Taiwan (Nationalist Chinese)
Thailand
1
5
0
9
1
14
Fiji
French Southern Territories
13
2
0
0
13
2
Vietnam
414
28
442
Kiribati
1
0
1
New Zealand
9
0
9
Total Central and South America
Argentina
Belize
259
4
0
40
2
1
299
6
1
Papua New Guinea
Total West Indies
0
1,212
1
116
1
1,328
Bolivia
8
1
9
Aruba
2
0
2
Brazil
71
11
82
Bahamas
4
0
4
Chile
9
0
9
Barbados
27
5
32
Colombia
69
6
75
Bermuda
4
0
4
Costa Rica
Ecuador
5
10
2
1
7
11
Cayman Islands
Cuba
1
3
0
0
1
3
El Salvador
0
1
1
Dominica
9
1
10
French Guiana
Guatemala
0
3
1
0
1
3
Dominican Republic
Grenada
3
7
0
3
3
10
Guyana
Honduras
30
1
5
0
35
1
Haiti
Jamaica
2
1,031
0
68
2
1,099
Mexico
19
6
26
Montserrat
19
1
20
Nicaragua
Panama
2
1
0
0
2
1
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
4
1
3
0
7
1
Paraguay
Peru
0
2
1
1
1
3
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
32
9
20
2
52
11
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
Suriname
1
5
0
0
1
5
Trinidad and Tobago
54
13
67
Uruguay
Venezuela
2
15
0
1
2
16
Total Other
3
0
3
Total North America
119
20
139
Canada
21
4
25
United States
98
16
114
Data Sources and Quality

Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems.  Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and so although shown to the last 
individual, the figure may not be accurate to that level.