Population in custody February 2009: PDF format
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Population in custody 
monthly tables 
February 2009 
England and Wales 
Ministry of Justice    
Statistics bulletin    
Published 31 March 2009 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Population in custody monthly tables, February 2009, England and Wales 
Population in custody February 2009 – Key points  
Population in custody 
•  The population in custody on 28 February 2009 was 82,993, a rise of 391 from a year 
earlier. The population in prisons was 82,586 (a rise of 707 from a year earlier), in 
Secure Training Centres (STCs) it was 227, and in Secure Children’s Homes (SCHs) it 
was 180. 
Population in prison 
•  The male prison population increased by 1 per cent to 78,257 and the female prison 
population decreased 3 per cent to 4,329 in February 2009 compared to February 2008.  
•  The remand population in prison increased by 2 per cent to 12,954 in February 2009 
compared to February 2008. Within this total, the untried population increased 5 per cent 
to 8,366 and the convicted unsentenced population went down 3 per cent, to 4,588. 
•  Amongst the remand population the largest increases since February 2008 were seen in 
burglary (172, 13 per cent), violence against the person (124, 4 per cent), robbery (106, 
8 per cent) and other offences (127, 7 per cent).The largest decrease was seen in drug 
offences (down 192, 11 per cent). 
•  There were 67,944 sentenced(1) prisoners at 28 February 2009, an increase of 1 per 
cent from a year earlier. The largest proportionate increase since February 2008 was for 
those serving indeterminate sentences (Life sentences and Indeterminate sentences for 
Public Protection) which increased by 13 per cent. However, the largest proportionate 
falls were for prisoners serving sentences of less than and equal to 6 months and those 
serving sentences of greater than 6 and less than 12 months, falling 15 and 10 per cent 
respectively. These decreases 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 (1081, 6 per cent), sexual offences (298, 4 per cent) and robbery 
(126, 1 per cent) from February 2008. The largest decreases since February 2008 were 
in those serving sentences for motoring offences (301, 21 per cent), theft and handling 
(435, 11 per cent) and other offences (417, 6 per cent). 
•  The adult population in prison was 70,845 at 28 February 2009, an increase of 1 per 
cent from a year earlier. Over the same time period the 15 to 17 year olds fell 8 per cent 
to 2,155 and the young adult prison population increased by less than 1 per cent to 
9,586 at 28 February 2009. 
•  The prison population was 111 per cent of the ‘In Use CNA’ (74,707) at 28 February 
2009. 
(1) Includes recalls and excludes fine defaulters 

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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Population in custody monthly tables, February 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, February 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). 
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on a monthly basis. Spreadsheet files of the tables contained in this document are also 
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Table 1: Population in custody: by type of custody and sex
Percentage change 2008 to 
Feb-08 
Feb-09 
2009 
Males 
Females 
Total 
Males 
Females 
Total 
Males 
Females 
Total 
All population in custody, of which 
78,014 
4,588 
82,602 
78,551 
4,442 
82,993 
1
-3
 0
 
Prisons 
77,425 
4,454 
81,879 
78,257 
4,329 
82,586 
1
-3
 1
 
Police cells 
266 
0 
266 
0 
0 
0 
*
* 
* 
SCHs 
173 
45 
218 
145 
35 
180 
-16 
* 
-17 
STCs 
150 
89 
239 
149 
78 
227 
-1 
-12 
-5 
All population in prison, of which 
77,425 
4,454 
81,879 
78,257 
4,329 
82,586 
1
 -3
 1
 
Remand 
11,747 
899 
12,646 
12,124 
830 
12,954 
3
 -8
 2
 
Untried 
7,362 
578 
7,940 
7,820 
546 
8,366 
6
 -6
 5
 
Convicted unsentenced 
4,385 
321 
4,706 
4,304 
284 
4,588 
-2 
-12 
-3 
Under sentence 
64,207 
3,478 
67,685 
64,639 
3,433 
68,072 
1
 -1
 1
 
Fine defaulter 
88 
7 
95 
122 
6 
128 
39 
* 
35 
Less than or equal to 6 months 
5,591 
558 
6,149 
4,739 
462 
5,201 
-15 
-17 
-15 
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months 
2,460 
250 
2,710 
2,231 
215 
2,447 
-9 
-14 
-10 
12 months to less than 4 years 
22,094 
1,226 
23,320 
22,581 
1,349 
23,930 
2
 10
 3
 
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences) 
23,553 
1,104 
24,657 
23,190 
1,034 
24,224 
-2 
-6 
-2 
Indeterminate sentences 
10,421 
333 
10,754 
11,776 
367 
12,143 
13 
10 
13 
Non-criminal prisoners 
1,471 
77 
1,548 
1,494 
66 
1,560 
2 
-14 
1 
All adult population in prison, of which 
66,030 
3,955 
69,985 
66,981 
3,864 
70,845 
1
 -2
 1
 
Remand 
9,419 
782 
10,201 
9,759 
711 
10,470 
4
 -9
 3
 
Untried 
5,915 
502 
6,417 
6,353 
467 
6,820 
7
 -7
 6
 
Convicted unsentenced 
3,504 
280 
3,784 
3,406 
244 
3,650 
-3 
-13 
-4 
Under sentence 
55,256 
3,103 
58,359 
55,840 
3,092 
58,932 
1 
0 
1 
Fine defaulter 
84 
6 
90 
121 
6 
127 
44 
* 
41 
Less than or equal to 6 months 
4,225 
473 
4,698 
3,617 
390 
4,007 
-14 
-17 
-15 
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months 
1,840 
223 
2,063 
1,654 
183 
1,836 
-10 
-18 
-11 
12 months to less than 4 years 
17,522 
1,059 
18,581 
18,020 
1,181 
19,201 
3
 12
 3
 
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences) 
21,953 
1,029 
22,982 
21,403 
981 
22,384 
-3 
-5 
-3 
Indeterminate sentences 
9,632 
313 
9,945 
11,026 
351 
11,377 
14 
12 
14 
Non-criminal prisoners 
1,355 
70 
1,425 
1,382 
61 
1,443 
2 
-13 
1 
All 15 -17 year olds in prison, of which 
2,283 
65 
2,348 
2,109 
46 
2,155 
-8 
* 
-8 
Remand 
491 
22 
513 
493 
12 
504 
0
 *
 -2
 
Untried 
332 
16 
348 
341 
7 
348 
3 
* 
0 
Convicted unsentenced 
159 
7 
165 
151 
5 
156 
-5 
* 
-6 
Under sentence 
1,791 
43 
1,834 
1,613 
34 
1,648 
-10 
* 
-10 
Fine defaulter 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
* 
* 
* 
Less than or equal to 6 months 
472 
12 
484 
376 
8 
384 
-20 
* 
-21 
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months 
235 
7 
242 
203 
3 
206 
-13 
* 
-15 
12 months to less than 4 years 
889 
17 
906 
817 
15 
832 
-8 
* 
-8 
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences) 
121 
6 
127 
146 
5 
151 
21 
* 
18 
Indeterminate sentences 
75 
0 
75 
71 
3 
74 
-5 
* 
-1 
Non-criminal prisoners 
1 
0 
1 
3 
0 
3 
* 
* 
* 
All young adults1 in prison, of which 
9,112 
434 
9,546 
9,167 
419 
9,586 
1
 -4
 0
 
 
Remand 
1,837 
95 
1,932 
1,872 
107 
1,980 
2
 13
 2
 
 
Untried 
1,115 
60 
1,175 
1,126 
72 
1,198 
1
 19
 2
 
Convicted unsentenced 
722 
34 
757 
747 
35 
782 
3 
* 
3 
Under sentence 
7,160 
333 
7,492 
7,186 
307 
7,492 
0
 -8
 0
 
Fine defaulter 
4 
1 
5 
1 
0 
1 
* 
* 
* 
Less than or equal to 6 months 
894 
74 
967 
747 
63 
810 
-16 
-15 
-16 
Greater than 6 months to less than 12 months 
385 
19 
405 
374 
30 
404 
-3 
* 
0 
12 months to less than 4 years 
3,683 
150 
3,833 
3,744 
153 
3,897 
2 
2 
2 
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences) 
1,479 
69 
1,548 
1,641 
48 
1,689 
11 
* 
9 
Indeterminate sentences 
714 
20 
734 
679 
13 
692 
-5 
* 
-6 
Non-criminal prisoners 
115 
7 
122 
109 
5 
114 
-5 
* 
-7 
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 
Feb-08 
Feb-09 
Percentage change 2008 to 2009 
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
All prisoners 
12,646 
67,590 
12,954 
67,944 
2 
1 
Violence against the person 
3,141 
18,647 
3,265 
19,728 
4 
6 
Sexual offences 
869 
7,529 
862 
7,827 
-1 
4 
Robbery 
1,300 
8,774 
1,406 
8,900 
8 
1 
Burglary 
1,334 
7,828 
1,506 
7,761 
13 
-1 
Theft and Handling 
980 
3,870 
1,031 
3,435 
5 
-11 
Fraud and Forgery 
491 
1,929 
504 
1,976 
3 
2 
Drug offences 
1,823 
10,768 
1,631 
10,753 
-11 
0 
Motoring offences 
137 
1,464 
127 
1,163 
-7 
-21 
Other offences 
1,763 
6,539 
1,890 
6,122 
7
 -6
Offence not recorded 
807 
241 
731 
279 
-9 
16 
All male prisoners 
11,747 
64,119 
12,124 
64,517 
3 
1 
Violence against the person 
2,963 
17,891 
3,091 
18,878 
4 
6 
Sexual offences 
859 
7,480 
849 
7,777 
-1 
4 
Robbery 
1,243 
8,470 
1,346 
8,559 
8 
1 
Burglary 
1,283 
7,636 
1,449 
7,552 
13 
-1 
Theft and Handling 
862 
3,437 
910 
3,036 
5 
-12 
Fraud and Forgery 
401 
1,654 
430 
1,737 
7 
5 
Drug offences 
1,676 
9,770 
1,503 
9,843 
-10 
1 
Motoring offences 
133 
1,438 
126 
1,144 
-5 
-20 
Other offences 
1,624 
6,115 
1,759 
5,741 
8
 -6
Offence not recorded 
703 
229 
660 
250 
-6 
10 
All female prisoners 
899 
3,471 
830 
3,427 
-8 
-1 
Violence against the person 
178 
756 
175 
851 
-2 
12 
Sexual offences 
11 
49 
13 
50 
* 
* 
Robbery 
57 
304 
60 
341 
5
 12
Burglary 
51 
193 
56 
209 
10 
8 
Theft and Handling 
118 
433 
121 
399 
3
 -8
Fraud and Forgery 
91 
275 
74 
240 
-18 
-13 
Drug offences 
147 
999 
128 
910 
-13 
-9 
Motoring offences 
4 
26 
1 
19 
* 
* 
Other offences 
139 
424 
131 
380 
-6 
-10 
Offence not recorded 
104 
13 
71 
28 
-32 
* 

Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence 
Feb-08 
Feb-09 
Percentage change 2008 to 2009 
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
All adult prisoners 
10,201 
58,269 
10,470 
58,805 
3 
1 
Violence against the person 
2,461 
15,983 
2,580 
17,023 
5 
7 
Sexual offences 
758 
7,103 
755 
7,413 
0 
4 
Robbery 
783 
6,585 
896 
6,639 
14 
1 
Burglary 
1,051 
6,633 
1,185 
6,503 
13 
-2 
Theft and Handling 
836 
3,296 
849 
2,978 
2 
-10 
Fraud and Forgery 
480 
1,883 
470 
1,915 
-2 
2 
Drug offences 
1,589 
9,946 
1,408 
9,939 
-11 
0 
Motoring offences 
111 
1,258 
105 
1,026 
-5 
-18 
Other offences 
1,444 
5,398 
1,563 
5,145 
8
 -5
Offence not recorded 
690 
182 
658 
225 
-5 
23 
All adult male prisoners 
9,419 
55,172 
9,759 
55,719 
4 
1 
Violence against the person 
2,319 
15,365 
2,436 
16,293 
5 
6 
Sexual offences 
750 
7,054 
746 
7,364 
0 
4 
Robbery 
735 
6,344 
851 
6,366 
16 
0 
Burglary 
1,004 
6,459 
1,135 
6,317 
13 
-2 
Theft and Handling 
725 
2,896 
742 
2,609 
2 
-10 
Fraud and Forgery 
389 
1,615 
401 
1,681 
3 
4 
Drug offences 
1,462 
9,001 
1,297 
9,072 
-11 
1 
Motoring offences 
107 
1,234 
104 
1,009 
-2 
-18 
Other offences 
1,334 
5,032 
1,456 
4,809 
9
 -4
Offence not recorded 
595 
172 
591 
200 
-1 
16 
All adult female prisoners 
782 
3,097 
711 
3,086 
-9 
0 
Violence against the person 
143 
619 
145 
730 
1
 18
Sexual offences 
8 
49 
9 
49 
* 
* 
Robbery 
48 
241 
45 
274 
*
 14
Burglary 
47 
174 
49 
186 
* 
7 
Theft and Handling 
110 
400 
107 
370 
-3 
-8 
Fraud and Forgery 
91 
268 
69 
234 
-24 
-13 
Drug offences 
127 
945 
111 
867 
-12 
-8 
Motoring offences 
4 
24 
1 
17 
* 
* 
Other offences 
110 
366 
108 
336 
-2 
-8 
Offence not recorded 
94 
10 
67 
25 
-29 
* 

Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence 
Feb-08 
Feb-09 
Percentage change 2008 to 2009 
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
All aged 15-17 
513 
1,834 
504 
1,648 
-2 
-10 
Violence against the person 
155 
456 
151 
453 
-2 
-1 
Sexual offences 
27 
80 
26 
75 
*
 -7
Robbery 
138 
457 
141 
457 
3 
0 
Burglary 
52 
270 
73 
269 
39 
0 
Theft and Handling 
23 
170 
18 
119 
* 
-30 
Fraud and Forgery 
2 
4 
3 
4 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
40 
99 
41 
78 
* 
-21 
Motoring offences 
2 
38 
6 
16 
* 
* 
Other offences 
64 
254 
43 
170 
* 
-33 
Offence not recorded 
11 
6 
2 
7 
* 
* 
All males aged 15-17 
491 
1,791 
493 
1,613 
0 
-10 
Violence against the person 
148 
438 
147 
440 
0 
0 
Sexual offences 
27 
80 
26 
74 
*
 -8
Robbery 
138 
448 
140 
448 
2 
0 
Burglary 
51 
270 
72 
266 
40 
-1 
Theft and Handling 
23 
166 
17 
117 
* 
-30 
Fraud and Forgery 
2 
4 
3 
4 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
36 
97 
38 
77 
* 
-20 
Motoring offences 
2 
38 
6 
16 
* 
* 
Other offences 
56 
246 
41 
166 
* 
-33 
Offence not recorded 
8 
4 
2 
7 
* 
* 
All females aged 15-17 
22 
43 
12 
34 
* 
* 
Violence against the person 
7 
17 
4 
13 
* 
* 
Sexual offences 
0 
0 
0 
1 
* 
* 
Robbery 
0 
9 
1 
10 
* 
* 
Burglary 
1 
0 
1 
3 
* 
* 
Theft and Handling 
0 
4 
1 
2 
* 
* 
Fraud and Forgery 
0 
0 
0 
0 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
4 
2 
3 
1 
* 
* 
Motoring offences 
0 
0 
0 
0 
* 
* 
Other offences 
8 
8 
2 
5 
* 
* 
Offence not recorded 
3 
2 
0 
0 
* 
* 

  
Table 2: Population in prison by offence - remand and immediate custodial sentence 
Feb-08 
Feb-09 
Percentage change 2008 to 2009 
Immediate 
Immediate 
Immediate 
custodial 
custodial 
custodial 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
Remand 
sentence 
All young adults1 
1,932 
7,487 
1,980 
7,491 
2 
0 
Violence against the person 
525 
2,208 
534 
2,253 
2 
2 
Sexual offences 
85 
346 
81 
339 
-5 
-2 
Robbery 
380 
1,732 
369 
1,804 
-3 
4 
Burglary 
230 
925 
248 
989 
8 
7 
Theft and Handling 
122 
404 
164 
338 
34 
-16 
Fraud and Forgery 
10 
43 
31 
58 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
194 
723 
182 
736 
-6 
2 
Motoring offences 
24 
167 
16 
121 
* 
-28 
Other offences 
255 
886 
284 
806 
11 
-9 
Offence not recorded 
106 
53 
71 
47 
-33 
* 
All male young adults1 
1,837 
7,156 
1,872 
7,185 
2 
0 
Violence against the person 
497 
2,088 
508 
2,145 
2 
3 
Sexual offences 
83 
346 
77 
339 
-7 
-2 
Robbery 
371 
1,678 
355 
1,745 
-4 
4 
Burglary 
227 
907 
242 
969 
7 
7 
Theft and Handling 
115 
375 
151 
311 
32 
-17 
Fraud and Forgery 
10 
35 
26 
52 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
178 
672 
168 
694 
-5 
3 
Motoring offences 
24 
165 
16 
118 
* 
-28 
Other offences 
235 
837 
262 
767 
12 
-8 
Offence not recorded 
99 
53 
67 
44 
-32 
* 
All female young adults1 
95 
332 
107 
307 
13 
-7 
Violence against the person 
28 
121 
26 
108 
* 
-10 
Sexual offences 
2 
0 
4 
0 
* 
* 
Robbery 
9 
54 
14 
58 
* 
8 
Burglary 
3 
18 
6 
20 
* 
* 
Theft and Handling 
8 
28 
13 
27 
* 
* 
Fraud and Forgery 
0 
7 
5 
6 
* 
* 
Drug offences 
17 
52 
14 
42 
* 
* 
Motoring offences 
0 
2 
0 
3 
* 
* 
Other offences 
21 
49 
21 
39 
* 
* 
Offence not recorded 
7 
0 
4 
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
  February 2009 and February 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
 28 February 2009 
Total Under 
Total Young 
15 
16 
17 
18 
18 
19 
20 
21 
Adults1 
All young population in prisons, of which 
Prisoners on remand 
41 
140 
323 
504 
650 
580 
675 
75 
1,980 
Untried 
31 
98 
220 
348 
384 
354 
408 
51 
1,198 
Convicted unsentenced 
11 
43 
103 
156 
266 
226 
267 
23 
782 
Prisoners under sentence 
154 
473 
1,020 
1,648 
1,491 
2,438 
2,845 
718 
7,492 
Fine defaulter 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
1 
Immediate custodial sentence 
154 
473 
1,020 
1,648 
1,491 
2,437 
2,845 
718 
7,491 
Non-criminal prisoners 
0 
1 
2 
3 
18 
30 
43 
23 
114 
All young male population in prisons, of which 
Prisoners on remand 
41 
140 
311 
493 
618 
547 
636 
72 
1,872 
Untried 
31 
98 
213 
341 
362 
333 
382 
49 
1,126 
Convicted unsentenced 
11 
43 
98 
151 
256 
214 
254 
22 
747 
Prisoners under sentence 
154 
473 
986 
1,613 
1,417 
2,325 
2,739 
704 
7,186 
Fine defaulter 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
1 
Immediate custodial sentence 
154 
473 
986 
1,613 
1,417 
2,324 
2,739 
704 
7,185 
Non-criminal prisoners 
0 
1 
2 
3 
16 
29 
41 
23 
109 
All young female population in prisons, of which 
Prisoners on remand 
0 
0 
12 
12 
32 
33 
39 
3 
107 
Untried 
0 
0 
7 
7 
22 
21 
26 
2 
72 
Convicted unsentenced 
0 
0 
5 
5 
10 
12 
13 
1 
35 
Prisoners under sentence 
0 
0 
34 
34 
74 
113 
106 
14 
307 
Fine defaulter 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Immediate custodial sentence 
0 
0 
34 
34 
74 
113 
106 
14 
307 
Non-criminal prisoners 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
1 
2 
0 
5 
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
 28 February 2009 
Total 
Establishment 
In use CNA1 
Population 
Males 
Acklington 
Albany 
Altcourse 
Ashfield 
Ashwell 
Aylesbury 
Bedford 
Belmarsh 
Birmingham 
Blantyre House 
Blundeston 
Brinsford 
Bristol 
Brixton 
Buckley Hall 
Bullingdon 
Bullwood Hall 
Camp Hill 
Canterbury 
Cardiff 
Castington 
Channings Wood 
Chelmsford 
Coldingley 
Cookham Wood 
Dartmoor 
Deerbolt 
Doncaster 
Dorchester 
Dovegate 
Dover 
Durham 
Edmunds Hill 
Elmley 
Erlestoke 
Everthorpe 
Exeter 
Featherstone 
Feltham 
Ford 
Forest Bank 
Frankland 
Full Sutton 
Garth 
Gartree 
Glen Parva 
Gloucester 
Grendon/Spring Hill 
Guys Marsh 
Haslar 
Haverigg 
Hewell2 
High Down 
Highpoint 
Hindley 
Hollesley Bay 
Holme House 
Hull 
Huntercombe 
Kennet 
Kingston (Portsmouth) 
Kirkham 
Kirklevington Grange 
Lancaster Castle 
Lancaster Farms 
Latchmere House 
946 
935  
567 
556  
794 
1,285  
400 
348  
599 
610  
437 
440  
322 
430  
800 
891  
1,109 
1,428  
122 
119  
481 
518  
545 
556  
424 
605  
606 
748  
346 
374  
879 
1,057  
180 
226  
520 
575  
195 
303  
548 
799  
400 
382  
696 
713  
541 
671  
494 
507  
113 
111  
623 
644  
469 
442  
771 
1,089  
145 
220  
800 
839  
316 
295  
593 
929  
371 
357  
735 
941  
470 
469  
603 
672  
316 
513  
663 
681  
762 
601  
557 
527  
800 
1,080  
733 
728  
592 
577  
812 
809  
677 
673  
668 
800  
225 
281  
533 
507  
520 
570  
160 
157  
622 
598  
1,173 
1,381  
999 
1,061  
874 
864  
515 
292  
345 
326  
857 
917  
694 
979  
360 
313  
175 
332  
175 
174  
590 
571  
283 
276  
159 
230  
437 
391  
207 
197  

                                      
      
Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 28 February 2009 
Establishment 
Leeds 
Leicester 
Lewes 
Leyhill 
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 
823 
1,146  
210 
368  
623 
672  
512 
453  
436 
692  
1,046 
1,107  
663 
717  
1,166 
1,234  
452 
439  
640 
688  
451 
474  
948 
1,186  
260 
241  
740 
767  
318 
301  
147 
218  
447 
466  
379 
532  
640 
620  
838 
1,209  
449 
481  
813 
1,070  
480 
569  
579 
603  
453 
714  
969 
1,068  
186 
237  
1,050 
1,078  
642 
605  
600 
646  
165 
188  
177 
290  
721 
714  
462 
432  
779 
796  
574 
535  
581 
550  
808 
818  
230 
409  
604 
617  
747 
749  
572 
584  
320 
387  
322 
282  
320 
408  
748 
729  
1,086 
1,643  
222 
205  
955 
1,005  
505 
515  
638 
635  
160 
150  
408 
358  
776 
838  
464 
441  
499 
696  
641 
832  
1,176 
1,225  
1,081 
1,135  
70,144 
78,257 

 
                                      
      
Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 28 February 2009 
Total 
Establishment 
In use CNA1 
Population 
Females 
Askham Grange 
126 
108 
Bronzefield 
450 
453 
Downview 
359 
348 
Drake Hall 
315 
222 
East Sutton Park 
98 
86 
Eastwood Park 
326 
314 
Foston Hall 
264 
235 
Holloway 
500 
470 
Low Newton 
298 
322 
Morton Hall 
392 
319 
New Hall 
349 
361 
Peterborough 
360 
367 
Send 
278 
274 
Styal 
448 
450 
TOTAL  
4,563 
4,329 
Male and female establishment total 
74,707 
82,586 
Police cells total 
* 
0 
Establishment and police cell total  
74,707 
82,586 
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 28th February 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.