Key points from this publication are that:
the long-term prisoner population remained fairly stable from 2009-10 to 2017-18 (an average daily population of between approximately 1,350 and 1,400)
there was then a rise to 1,606 in 2019-20 and a continued increase to 1,749 in 2022-23 .
The Scottish Government also publishes data on the prison population on the...