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Young Offender Institutions

Volume 482: debated on Tuesday 4 November 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many hours per day were spent by inmates (a) in cell and (b) out of cell in each young offender institution in the latest period for which figures are available. (232186)

The National Offender Management Service does not record the time prisoners spend in or out of their cells but does measure the time cells are unlocked. The following table shows the average time unlocked per prisoner per weekday, in all young offenders institutions across England and Wales between April and September 2008. Data are provisional and subject to validation.

Average time unlocked per prisoner per weekday

Prison

Average time unlocked per prisoner per weekday

Ashfield

9.7

Aylesbury

7.0

Brinsford

1

Castington

8.8

Cookham Wood

18.6

Deerbolt

7.0

Feltham

9.5

Glen Parva

8.3

Hindley

9.2

Huntercombe

6.6

Lancaster Farms

7.8

Northallerton

7.6

Portland

7.9

Reading

7.5

Rochester

7.6

Stoke Heath

8.5

Swinfen Hall

7.8

Thorn Cross

12.5

Warren Hill

9.7

Wellington

10.1

Wetherby

10.7

1 Data not available