Prisons: Males

(asked on 10th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what was (1) the capacity, and (2) the population, of the adult male open Category D prison estate in each week since 1 December 2022.


Answered by
Lord Bellamy Portrait
Lord Bellamy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 25th January 2023

The table below identifies the overall operational capacity and population of the adult male open estate as at each Friday since 25th November 2022.

Date

Adult Male Open Estate

Total

25/11/2022

Operational Capacity

5337

Population

4712

02/12/2022

Operational Capacity

5360

Population

4708

09/12/2022

Operational Capacity

5360

Population

4741

16/12/2022

Operational Capacity

5360

Population

4762

23/12/2022

Operational Capacity

5360

Population

4771

30/12/2022

Operational Capacity

5360

Population

4732

06/01/2023

Operational Capacity

5360

Population

4702

The data provided in the table above does not include prisoners living in the open units of closed prisons (i.e. at HMP Norwich and HMP Stoke Heath).

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