To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many (a) sentenced prisoners and (b) remand prisoners in Scotland committed suicide or attempted suicide whilst in custody in each year since 1975;(2) how many
(a) sentenced prisoners and (b) remand prisoners in Scotland inflicted a serious injury upon themselves whilst in custody in each year since 1975.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The available information is as follows:
Year
| Suicide
| Self-inflicted 1 injury in custody
| |
Sentenced Prisoners
| Untried Prisoners
| ||
| 1975 | — | 1 | 127 |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 | 151 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 | 174 |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 | 187 |
| 1979 | — | 3 | 196 |
| 1980 | 1 | — | 167 |
Year
| Suicide
| Self-inflicted 1 injury in custody
| |
Sentenced Prisoners
| Untried Prisoners
| ||
| 1981 | 3 | — | 210 |
| 1982 | 2 | 1 | 204 |
| 1983 | 4 | 2 | 267 |
| 1984 | 1 | 4 | 224 |
| 1985 | 5 | 2 | 320 |
| 1986 | 4 | 3 | 320 |
| 1987 (part year) | 22 | 21 | 3— |
1 "self-inflicted injuries" include all cases of injury believed to have been self-inflicted while in custody. Separate figures are not available for cases of self-injury intended or suspected to be "attempted suicide". | |||
2 Figures for "suicides" in 1987 are part-year and do not include deaths in custody for which a fatal accident inquiry determination is not yet available. | |||
3 not yet available. | |||