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Publication - Statistics

Scottish prison population: statistics 2019 to 2020

Published
14 July 2020
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Law and order
ISBN
9781839608711

This publication explores the characteristics of imprisoned people in Scotland. Following several years of sustained decrease, the prison population has risen sharply since 2017-2018 to an annual average of around 8,200 in 2019-2020.

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Supporting documents

Scottish Prison Population Statistics 2019-20
File type
35 page PDF
File size
1.3 MB
Data Tables
File type
Excel document
File size
336.4 kB
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