Population in custody January 2009: PDF format
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Population in custody 
monthly tables 
January 2009 
England and Wales 
Ministry of Justice  
Statistics bulletin  
Published 27 February 2009 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Population in custody monthly tables, January 2009, England and Wales 
Population in custody January 2009 - Key points  
Population in custody 
•  The population in custody on 31 January 2009 was 82,487, 1 per cent more than a year 
earlier. The population in prisons was 82,075, in Secure Training Centres (STCs) it was 
228, and in Secure Children’s Homes (SCHs) it was 184. 
Population in prison 
•  The male prison population increased by 2 per cent to 77,812 and the female prison 
population decreased 4 per cent to 4,263 in January 2009.  
•  The remand population in prison increased by 1 per cent to 12,908 in January 2009 
compared to January 2008. Within this total, the untried population increased 4 per cent 
to 8,341 and the convicted unsentenced population down 5 per cent, to 4,567. 
•  Amongst the remand population the largest percentage increases since January 2008 
were seen in burglary, robbery and sexual offences, up by 8, 6, and 3 per cent 
respectively. Decreases were seen in motoring and drug offences, down by 18 and 9 per 
cent respectively. 
•  There were 67,473 sentenced(1) prisoners at 31 January 2009, an increase of 2 per cent 
from a year earlier. The largest proportionate increase since January 2008 was for 
those serving indeterminate sentences (Life sentences and Indeterminate sentences for 
Public Protection) which increased by 14 per cent. 
•  Amongst the sentenced(1) prison population violence against the person, sexual offences 
and robbery saw the largest percentage increases, up by 6, 5,and 3 per cent 
respectively from January 2008. The number of people serving sentences for motoring 
offences saw a decrease since January 2008, down by 19 per cent. 
•  The adult population in prison was 70,424 at 31 January 2009, an increase of 2 per cent 
from a year earlier. Over the same time period the 15 to 17 year olds fell 1 per cent to 
2,222 and the young adult prison population was 9,429 at 31 January 2009. 
•  The prison population was 110 per cent of the ‘In Use CNA’ (74,669) at 31 January 
2009. 
(1) Includes recalls and excludes fine defaulters 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Population in custody monthly tables, January 2009, England and Wales 
Figure A: 
Remand population by offence group 
0 
500 
1,000 
1,500 
2,000 
2,500 
3,000 
3,500 
Jan-08 
Jan-09 
Violence 
Sexual 
Robbery 
Burglary 
Theft and 
Fraud and 
Drug offences 
Motoring 
Other 
Offence not 
against the 
offences 
Handling 
Forgery 
offences 
offences 
recorded 
person 
Figure B: 
Immediate custodial sentenced population by offence group 
0 
4,000 
8,000 
12,000 
16,000 
20,000 
24,000 
Jan-08 
Jan-09 
Violence 
Sexual 
Robbery 
Burglary 
Theft and 
Fraud and 
Drug offences 
Motoring 
Other 
Offence not 
against the 
offences 
Handling 
Forgery 
offences 
offences 
recorded 
person 

 
 
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Population in custody monthly tables, January 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. 
Immediate custodial sentence – this does not include fine defaulters. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Population in custody monthly tables, January 2009, England and Wales 
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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Table 1: Population in custody: by type of custody and sex
Percentage change 2008 to 
Jan-08 
Jan-09 
2009 
Males 
Females 
Total 
Males 
Females 
Total 
Males 
Females 
Total 
All population in custody, of which 
77,026 
4,566 
81,592 
78,100 
4,387 
82,487 
1
-4
 1
 
Prisons 
76,458 
4,434 
80,892 
77,812 
4,263 
82,075 
2
-4
 1
 
Police cells 
250 
0 
250 
0 
0 
0 
*
* 
* 
SCHs 
166 
47 
213 
145 
39 
184 
-13 
* 
-14 
STCs 
152 
85 
237 
143 
85 
228 
-6 
0
-4 
All population in prison, of which 
76,458 
4,434 
80,892 
77,812 
4,263 
82,075 
2
 -4
 1
 
Remand 
11,920 
922 
12,842 
12,062 
846 
12,908 
1
 -8
 1
 
untried 
7,466 
548 
8,014 
7,773 
568 
8,341 
4 
4 
4 
convicted unsentenced 
4,454 
374 
4,828 
4,289 
278 
4,567 
-4 
-26 
-5 
Under sentence 
63,074 
3,437 
66,511 
64,241 
3,349 
67,590 
2
 -3
 2
 
Fine defaulter 
82 
9 
91 
105 
12 
117 
28 
* 
29 
Less than or equal to 6 months 
4,991 
517 
5,508 
4,483 
429 
4,912 
-10 
-17 
-11 
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months 
2,354 
238 
2,592 
2,227 
199 
2,426 
-5 
-16 
-6 
12 months to less than 4 years 
21,788 
1,232 
23,020 
22,547 
1,304 
23,851 
3 
6 
4 
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences) 
23,606 
1,107 
24,713 
23,159 
1,033 
24,192 
-2 
-7 
-2 
Indeterminate sentences 
10,253 
334 
10,587 
11,721 
372 
12,093 
14 
11 
14 
Non-criminal prisoners 
1,464 
75 
1,539 
1,509 
68 
1,577 
3
 -9
 2
 
All adult population in prison, of which 
65,295 
3,934 
69,229 
66,633 
3,791 
70,424 
2
 -4
 2
 
Remand 
9,600 
804 
10,404 
9,765 
725 
10,490 
2 
-10 
1 
untried 
6,083 
473 
6,556 
6,348 
488 
6,836 
4 
3 
4 
convicted unsentenced 
3,517 
331 
3,848 
3,417 
237 
3,654 
-3 
-28 
-5 
Under sentence 
54,344 
3,058 
57,402 
55,468 
3,002 
58,470 
2
 -2
 2
 
Fine defaulter 
79 
9 
88 
101 
12 
113 
28 
* 
28 
Less than or equal to 6 months 
3,729 
427 
4,155 
3,403 
354 
3,756 
-9 
-17 
-10 
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months 
1,778 
210 
1,988 
1,630 
170 
1,800 
-8 
-19 
-9 
12 months to less than 4 years 
17,276 
1,069 
18,345 
17,981 
1,134 
19,115 
4 
6 
4 
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences) 
22,008 
1,030 
23,038 
21,389 
978 
22,367 
-3 
-5 
-3 
Indeterminate sentences 
9,475 
313 
9,788 
10,964 
355 
11,318 
16 
13 
16 
Non-criminal prisoners 
1,351 
72 
1,423 
1,400 
64 
1,464 
4 
-11 
3 
All 15 -17 year olds in prison, of which 
2,180 
63 
2,243 
2,171 
52 
2,222 
0 
-18 
-1 
Remand 
471 
20 
491 
501 
15 
516 
6 
* 
5 
untried 
307 
13 
320 
338 
10 
348 
10 
* 
9 
convicted unsentenced 
165 
7 
171 
163 
5 
168 
-1 
* 
-2 
Under sentence 
1,706 
43 
1,749 
1,667 
36 
1,703 
-2 
* 
-3 
Fine defaulter 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
* 
* 
* 
Less than or equal to 6 months 
418 
14 
432 
378 
8 
387 
-9 
* 
-11 
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months 
232 
7 
240 
214 
6 
220 
-8 
* 
-8 
12 months to less than 4 years 
867 
14 
881 
857 
18 
876 
-1 
* 
-1 
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences) 
120 
7 
127 
145 
2 
147 
21 
* 
16 
Indeterminate sentences 
70 
0 
70 
72 
2 
74 
2 
* 
5 
Non-criminal prisoners 
3 
0 
3 
3 
0 
3 
* 
* 
* 
All young adults1 in prison, of which 
8,983 
437 
9,420 
9,008 
421 
9,429 
0
 -4
 0
 
 
Remand 
1,849 
98 
1,947 
1,796 
106 
1,902 
-3 
8 
-2  
untried 
1,076 
62 
1,138 
1,087 
70 
1,157 
1
 12
 2
 
convicted unsentenced 
772 
36 
809 
709 
36 
745 
-8 
* 
-8 
Under sentence 
7,024 
336 
7,360 
7,106 
311 
7,417 
1
 -8
 1
 
Fine defaulter 
3 
0 
3 
4 
0 
4 
* 
* 
* 
Less than or equal to 6 months 
845 
76 
920 
701 
67 
769 
-17 
-11 
-16 
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months 
344 
21 
365 
382 
23 
405 
11 
* 
11 
12 months to less than 4 years 
3,645 
149 
3,794 
3,709 
152 
3,860 
2 
2 
2 
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences) 
1,478 
70 
1,548 
1,625 
53 
1,678 
10 
-24 
8 
Indeterminate sentences 
708 
21 
729 
685 
15 
700 
-3 
* 
-4 
Non-criminal prisoners 
110 
3 
113 
106 
4 
110 
-4 
* 
-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 
* 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 
Jan-08 
Jan-09 
Percentage change 2008 to 2009 
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
All prisoners 
12,842 
66,420 
12,908 
67,473 
1 
2 
Violence against the person 
3,227 
18,411 
3,269 
19,543 
1 
6 
Sexual offences 
842 
7,446 
869 
7,811 
3 
5 
Robbery 
1,316 
8,660 
1,392 
8,893 
6 
3 
Burglary 
1,396 
7,716 
1,511 
7,794 
8 
1 
Theft and Handling 
980 
3,711 
976 
3,434 
0
 -7
Fraud and Forgery 
518 
1,864 
517 
1,893 
0 
2 
Drug offences 
1,835 
10,641 
1,676 
10,680 
-9 
0 
Motoring offences 
142 
1,360 
117 
1,102 
-18 
-19 
Other offences 
1,802 
6,344 
1,836 
6,135 
2
 -3
Offence not recorded 
785 
268 
744 
189 
-5 
-29 
All male prisoners 
11,920 
62,992 
12,062 
64,136 
1 
2 
Violence against the person 
3,048 
17,644 
3,086 
18,706 
1 
6 
Sexual offences 
832 
7,396 
858 
7,764 
3 
5 
Robbery 
1,256 
8,358 
1,332 
8,558 
6 
2 
Burglary 
1,341 
7,516 
1,454 
7,580 
8 
1 
Theft and Handling 
859 
3,299 
878 
3,046 
2
 -8
Fraud and Forgery 
420 
1,597 
442 
1,682 
5 
5 
Drug offences 
1,682 
9,636 
1,540 
9,780 
-8 
1 
Motoring offences 
139 
1,338 
116 
1,083 
-17 
-19 
Other offences 
1,653 
5,956 
1,683 
5,760 
2
 -3
Offence not recorded 
691 
253 
674 
177 
-2 
-30 
All female prisoners 
922 
3,428 
846 
3,337 
-8 
-3 
Violence against the person 
179 
766 
183 
836 
2 
9 
Sexual offences 
10 
50 
11 
47 
* 
* 
Robbery 
60 
302 
61 
336 
1
 11
Burglary 
55 
200 
57 
214 
3 
7 
Theft and Handling 
121 
412 
98 
388 
-19 
-6 
Fraud and Forgery 
98 
267 
75 
211 
-23 
-21 
Drug offences 
152 
1,005 
136 
899 
-10 
-11 
Motoring offences 
3 
22 
1 
19 
* 
* 
Other offences 
149 
388 
154 
375 
3
 -3
Offence not recorded 
93 
15 
71 
12 
-24 
* 

Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence 
Jan-08 
Jan-09 
Percentage change 2008 to 2009 
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
All adult prisoners 
10,404 
57,314 
10,490 
58,357 
1 
2 
Violence against the person 
2,571 
15,803 
2,622 
16,869 
2 
7 
Sexual offences 
731 
7,028 
758 
7,393 
4 
5 
Robbery 
786 
6,495 
883 
6,650 
12 
2 
Burglary 
1,093 
6,577 
1,172 
6,560 
7 
0 
Theft and Handling 
815 
3,133 
815 
2,998 
0
 -4
Fraud and Forgery 
502 
1,813 
490 
1,836 
-2 
1 
Drug offences 
1,602 
9,854 
1,462 
9,844 
-9 
0 
Motoring offences 
105 
1,192 
97 
960 
-8 
-19 
Other offences 
1,522 
5,203 
1,525 
5,091 
0
 -2
Offence not recorded 
678 
215 
665 
156 
-2 
-27 
All adult male prisoners 
9,600 
54,265 
9,765 
55,367 
2 
2 
Violence against the person 
2,426 
15,180 
2,467 
16,155 
2 
6 
Sexual offences 
723 
6,978 
751 
7,347 
4 
5 
Robbery 
742 
6,254 
841 
6,377 
13 
2 
Burglary 
1,044 
6,394 
1,124 
6,366 
8 
0 
Theft and Handling 
703 
2,756 
727 
2,645 
3
 -4
Fraud and Forgery 
405 
1,557 
421 
1,628 
4 
5 
Drug offences 
1,469 
8,902 
1,338 
8,996 
-9 
1 
Motoring offences 
102 
1,170 
96 
944 
-6 
-19 
Other offences 
1,396 
4,871 
1,400 
4,763 
0
 -2
Offence not recorded 
591 
203 
600 
146 
2 
-28 
All adult female prisoners 
804 
3,049 
725 
2,990 
-10 
-2 
Violence against the person 
145 
624 
155 
714 
7
 14
Sexual offences 
8 
50 
7 
46 
* 
* 
Robbery 
44 
241 
42 
273 
*
 13
Burglary 
49 
183 
48 
194 
* 
6 
Theft and Handling 
112 
377 
88 
353 
-22 
-6 
Fraud and Forgery 
97 
256 
69 
208 
-29 
-19 
Drug offences 
133 
952 
124 
848 
-7 
-11 
Motoring offences 
3 
22 
1 
16 
* 
* 
Other offences 
126 
332 
125 
328 
-1 
-1 
Offence not recorded 
86 
11 
65 
10 
-24 
* 

Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence 
Jan-08 
Jan-09 
Percentage change 2008 to 2009 
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
All aged 15-17 
491 
1,749 
516 
1,703 
5
 -3
Violence against the person 
148 
424 
150 
475 
1
 12
Sexual offences 
20 
79 
34 
78 
*
 -1
Robbery 
144 
434 
131 
474 
-9 
9 
Burglary 
41 
262 
92 
257 
*
 -2
Theft and Handling 
32 
168 
25 
120 
* 
-28 
Fraud and Forgery 
3 
5 
3 
5 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
41 
85 
32 
85 
* 
0 
Motoring offences 
5 
29 
1 
20 
* 
* 
Other offences 
45 
258 
42 
186 
* 
-28 
Offence not recorded 
11 
5 
6 
3 
* 
* 
All males aged 15-17 
471 
1,706 
501 
1,667 
6
 -2
Violence against the person 
140 
408 
145 
461 
3
 13
Sexual offences 
20 
79 
34 
77 
*
 -2
Robbery 
142 
426 
130 
463 
-8 
9 
Burglary 
41 
260 
90 
252 
*
 -3
Theft and Handling 
31 
163 
22 
120 
* 
-27 
Fraud and Forgery 
3 
5 
3 
5 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
37 
84 
30 
84 
* 
0 
Motoring offences 
5 
29 
1 
20 
* 
* 
Other offences 
42 
249 
39 
183 
* 
-27 
Offence not recorded 
9 
3 
6 
3 
* 
* 
All females aged 15-17 
20 
43 
15 
36 
* 
* 
Violence against the person 
9 
16 
5 
14 
* 
* 
Sexual offences 
0 
0 
0 
1 
* 
* 
Robbery 
2 
8 
1 
11 
* 
* 
Burglary 
0 
2 
1 
5 
* 
* 
Theft and Handling 
1 
5 
3 
1 
* 
* 
Fraud and Forgery 
0 
0 
0 
0 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
4 
1 
2 
1 
* 
* 
Motoring offences 
0 
0 
0 
0 
* 
* 
Other offences 
3 
9 
3 
4 
* 
* 
Offence not recorded 
1 
2 
0 
0 
* 
* 

Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence 
Jan-08 
Jan-09 
Percentage change 2008 to 2009 
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
All young adults1 
1,947 
7,357 
1,902 
7,413 
-2 
1 
Violence against the person 
507 
2,183 
497 
2,200 
-2 
1 
Sexual offences 
91 
338 
78 
340 
-15 
1 
Robbery 
386 
1,731 
378 
1,769 
-2 
2 
Burglary 
262 
877 
247 
977 
-6 
11 
Theft and Handling 
133 
410 
136 
315 
2 
-23 
Fraud and Forgery 
13 
46 
24 
53 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
192 
702 
182 
751 
-5 
7 
Motoring offences 
31 
138 
19 
122 
* 
-12 
Other offences 
236 
882 
269 
857 
14 
-3 
Offence not recorded 
96 
49 
73 
30 
-24 
* 
All male young adults1 
1,849 
7,021 
1,796 
7,102 
-3 
1 
Violence against the person 
482 
2,057 
474 
2,091 
-2 
2 
Sexual offences 
89 
338 
73 
340 
-17 
1 
Robbery 
372 
1,678 
360 
1,718 
-3 
2 
Burglary 
255 
862 
239 
962 
-6 
12 
Theft and Handling 
125 
380 
129 
282 
3 
-26 
Fraud and Forgery 
12 
35 
18 
49 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
176 
650 
172 
700 
-3 
8 
Motoring offences 
31 
138 
19 
119 
* 
-14 
Other offences 
216 
835 
244 
814 
13 
-2 
Offence not recorded 
91 
48 
68 
28 
-26 
* 
All female young adults1 
98 
336 
106 
311 
8
 -8
Violence against the person 
25 
126 
23 
109 
* 
-14 
Sexual offences 
2 
0 
4 
0 
* 
* 
Robbery 
14 
53 
17 
51 
*
 -3
Burglary 
6 
15 
8 
15 
* 
* 
Theft and Handling 
8 
30 
7 
33 
* 
* 
Fraud and Forgery 
1 
11 
6 
4 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
16 
52 
10 
51 
*
 -3
Motoring offences 
0 
0 
0 
3 
* 
* 
Other offences 
20 
47 
25 
43 
* 
* 
Offence not recorded 
6 
1 
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 
* 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 January 2009 
Total Under 
Total Young 
15 
16 
17 
18 
18 
19 
20 
21 
Adults1 
All young population in prisons, of which 
Prisoners on remand 
40 
145 
331 
516 
591 
628 
626 
57 
1,902 
untried 
25 
90 
233 
348 
360 
359 
398 
41 
1,157 
convicted unsentenced 
15 
55 
98 
168 
231 
269 
228 
16 
745 
Prisoners under sentence 
154 
507 
1,043 
1,703 
1,470 
2,396 
2,797 
755 
7,417 
Fine defaulter 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
2 
0 
4 
Immediate custodial sentence 
154 
507 
1,043 
1,703 
1,470 
2,394 
2,795 
755 
7,413 
Non-criminal prisoners 
0 
1 
2 
3 
20 
28 
36 
27 
110 
All young male population in prisons, of which 
Prisoners on remand 
40 
145 
316 
501 
561 
596 
585 
55 
1,796 
untried 
25 
90 
222 
338 
342 
338 
368 
40 
1,087 
convicted unsentenced 
15 
55 
93 
163 
219 
258 
217 
15 
709 
Prisoners under sentence 
154 
507 
1,007 
1,667 
1,401 
2,282 
2,688 
735 
7,106 
Fine defaulter 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
2 
0 
4 
Immediate custodial sentence 
154 
507 
1,007 
1,667 
1,401 
2,280 
2,686 
735 
7,102 
Non-criminal prisoners 
0 
1 
2 
3 
19 
27 
34 
27 
106 
All young female population in prisons, of which 
Prisoners on remand 
0 
0 
15 
15 
30 
32 
42 
2 
106 
untried 
0 
0 
10 
10 
18 
21 
30 
1 
70 
convicted unsentenced 
0 
0 
5 
5 
13 
11 
12 
1 
36 
Prisoners under sentence 
0 
0 
36 
36 
68 
114 
109 
20 
311 
Fine defaulter 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Immediate custodial sentence 
0 
0 
36 
36 
68 
114 
109 
20 
311 
Non-criminal prisoners 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
1 
2 
0 
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 January 2009 
Total 
Establishment 
In use CNA1 
Population 
Males 
Acklington 
946 
934 
Albany 
567 
559 
Altcourse 
794 
1,221 
Ashfield 
400 
364 
Ashwell 
599 
617 
Aylesbury 
437 
440 
Bedford 
322 
379 
Belmarsh 
800 
859 
Birmingham 
1,109 
1,435 
Blantyre House 
122 
118 
Blundeston 
481 
526 
Brinsford 
545 
555 
Bristol 
424 
607 
Brixton 
606 
727 
Buckley Hall 
346 
376 
Bullingdon 
879 
1,059 
Bullwood Hall 
180 
222 
Camp Hill 
520 
580 
Canterbury 
195 
306 
Cardiff 
548 
774 
Castington 
400 
359 
Channings Wood 
696 
728 
Chelmsford 
541 
683 
Coldingley 
494 
506 
Cookham Wood 
108 
118 
Dartmoor 
629 
645 
Deerbolt 
449 
441 
Doncaster 
771 
1,053 
Dorchester 
145 
218 
Dovegate 
800 
816 
Dover 
316 
308 
Durham 
594 
896 
Edmunds Hill 
371 
365 
Elmley 
735 
952 
Erlestoke 
470 
468 
Everthorpe 
603 
688 
Exeter 
316 
514 
Featherstone 
663 
682 
Feltham 
762 
604 
Ford 
557 
508 
Forest Bank 
800 
1,063 
Frankland 
733 
721 
Full Sutton 
592 
573 
Garth 
812 
819 
Gartree 
657 
654 
Glen Parva 
668 
738 
Gloucester 
225 
288 
Grendon/Spring Hill 
533 
503 
Guys Marsh 
520 
572 
Haslar 
160 
144 
Haverigg 
622 
579 
Hewell1 
1,173 
1,360 
High Down 
999 
1,050 
Highpoint 
842 
862 
Hindley 
515 
420 
Hollesley Bay 
345 
332 
Holme House 
857 
879 
Hull 
723 
1,020 
Huntercombe 
360 
300 
Kennet 
175 
338 
Kingston (Portsmouth) 
175 
173 
Kirkham 
590 
569 
Kirklevington Grange 
283 
277 
Lancaster Castle 
159 
241 
Lancaster Farms 
480 
297 
Latchmere House 
207 
197 
Leeds 
823 
1,073 
Leicester 
210 
338 
Lewes 
623 
664 
Leyhill 
512 
489 

                                      
      
Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 31 January 2009 
Establishment 
Lincoln 
Lindholme 
Littlehey 
Liverpool 
Long Lartin 
Lowdham Grange 
Maidstone 
Manchester 
Moorland Open 
Moorland Closed 
North Sea Camp 
Northallerton 
Norwich 
Nottingham 
Onley 
Parc 
Parkhurst 
Pentonville 
Peterborough 
Portland 
Preston 
Ranby 
Reading 
Risley 
Rochester 
Rye Hill 
Shepton Mallet 
Shrewsbury 
Stafford 
Standford Hill 
Stocken 
Stoke Heath 
Sudbury 
Swaleside 
Swansea 
Swinfen Hall 
The Mount 
The Verne 
The Wolds 
Thorn Cross 
Usk/Prescoed 
Wakefield 
Wandsworth 
Warren Hill 
Wayland 
Wealstun 
Wellingborough 
Werrington 
Wetherby 
Whatton 
Whitemoor 
Winchester 
Woodhill 
Wormwood Scrubs 
Wymott 
TOTAL 
Total 
In use CNA1 
Population 
436 
628  
1,034 
1,115  
663 
714  
1,166 
1,223  
452 
441  
640 
680  
451 
473  
948 
1,175  
260 
251  
740 
762  
318 
287  
147 
203  
447 
489  
379 
538  
640 
628  
838 
1,201  
449 
482  
813 
1,098  
480 
562  
579 
612  
453 
721  
969 
1,075  
186 
225  
1,050 
1,085  
626 
605  
600 
657  
165 
189  
177 
272  
721 
717  
462 
447  
779 
800  
574 
553  
581 
569  
801 
810  
240 
436  
604 
615  
747 
759  
560 
578  
320 
389  
322 
252  
320 
397  
748 
736  
1,086 
1,612  
222 
204  
955 
1,015  
505 
516  
638 
642  
160 
159  
342 
369  
776 
839  
464 
435  
499 
690  
641 
812  
1,176 
1,194  
1,081 
1,133  
70,043 
77,812 

 
                                      
      
Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 31 January 2009 
Total 
Establishment 
In use CNA1 
Population 
Females 
Askham Grange 
126 
105 
Bronzefield 
450 
433 
Downview 
359 
343 
Drake Hall 
315 
219 
East Sutton Park 
98 
86 
Eastwood Park 
326 
322 
Foston Hall 
283 
252 
Holloway 
500 
449 
Low Newton 
298 
311 
Morton Hall 
392 
314 
New Hall 
393 
354 
Peterborough 
360 
372 
Send 
278 
277 
Styal 
448 
426 
TOTAL  
4,626 
4,263 
Male and female establishment total 
74,669 
82,075 
Police cells total 
* 
0 
Establishment and police cell total  
74,669 
82,075 
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 January 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.