Question reference: S4W-01390
- Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 28 June 2011
-
Current status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 15 July 2011
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young offenders are detained at HMYOI Polmont; how many are ordinarily resident in Glasgow, and whether it will provide a breakdown by (a) age and (b) ethnic identity.
Answer
I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The total population of HMYOI Polmont is 720. 208 young offenders have provided an address that indicates they ordinarily reside in Glasgow.
The following table shows HMYOI Polmont population broken down by age.”
|
Age |
No of Prisoners |
|
16 |
32 |
|
17 |
83 |
|
18 |
151 |
|
19 |
204 |
|
20 |
236 |
|
21 |
14 |
The following table shows HMYOI Polmont population broken down by Ethnic Origin.
|
Ethnic Origin |
No of Prisoners |
|
Asian Other |
3 |
|
Black-African |
1 |
|
Black-Other |
1 |
|
Chinese |
1 |
|
Middle Eastern-Other |
1 |
|
Mixed White and Asian |
1 |
|
Mixed White and Black Caribbean |
2 |
|
Pakistani |
4 |
|
White English |
5 |
|
White Irish |
1 |
|
White Other |
6 |
|
White Scottish |
692 |
|
White Southern Irish |
2 |