Question reference: S6W-25550
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 14 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the average age is of a prisoner in Scotland.
Answer
Based on the latest publication of National Statistics on the prison population, the average age of individuals spending any time in prison in 2022-23 was 37.4 years.