Prisoners: Older People
(asked on 17th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) males, and (2) females, who are currently serving prison sentences in England and Wales are over the age of 80.
This question was answered on 27th October 2017
As at 30 June 2017, there were 244 men and fewer than five women over the age of 80 serving prison sentences.
225 of the male prisoners and all of the women prisoners were aged 70 or over at the time they were sentenced.