To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were in (a) category A and (b) category B prisons as of 11 September 2023.
Answered on
14 September 2023
The number of prisoners held in Category A and B prisons as of 11 September is provided below. The main function of Category B training prisons is to hold sentenced Category B prisoners. By contrast all reception prisons are certified as suitable to hold sentenced category B prisoners, but their main function is to hold remand and recently sentenced prisoners.
Function | Population |
Category A prisons | 5,039 |
Category B training prisons | 6,200 |
Category B reception prisons | 25,944 |
Total | 37,183 |
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Ministry of Justice
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