NCJ Number
142953
Journal
Home Office Statistical Bulletin Issue: 7/93 Dated: (March 30, 1993) Pages: complete issue
Date Published
1993
Length
20 pages
Annotation
The prison population in custody in England and Wales during 1992 averaged 45,800, 100 lower than in 1991; the population in custody, including police cells, rose from 45,300 at the end of 1991 to 47,700 in March and April 1992 and then fell slightly to 46,800 at the end of June.
Abstract
The population in police cells averaged 1,100, the same as in 1991 but considerably more than in 1990. The seasonally adjusted prison population at the end of 1992 totaled 42,300, nearly 5,000 lower than a year earlier and the lowest monthly figure since September 1984. The remand population, after seasonal adjustment, remained at around 10,600, 10,700 between October 1991 and April 1992, and then fell steadily to reach 9,200 in December. The sentenced population, after seasonal adjustment, rose from 36,300 at the end of December 1991 to 36,700 at the end of April 1992; the figure fell steadily to reach 32,800 in December. The dramatic reduction in the sentenced and remand populations during the last half of 1992 partly reflected the advancement of releases on parole when some restrictions on parole were lifted in June 1992 and the introduction of the Criminal Justice Act in October 1992. Data are provided on the population in custody by prisoner type, sex, and ethnic origin. 14 notes, 6 tables, and 7 figures