Daily Written Answers Friday 27 January 2012 (138KB pdf)
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Prisoner on Prisoner<br />
Assaults<br />
Prisoner on Staff<br />
Assaults<br />
2008-09 83 45<br />
2009-10 59 40<br />
2010-11 43 19<br />
Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what the cause was of the<br />
reported incident that occurred at HMP Addiewell on 2 <strong>January</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
(S4W-04826)<br />
Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to<br />
respond. His response is as follows:<br />
This incident is currently subject to an investigation by Lothian and Borders Police and may be<br />
subject to court action. It would not be appropriate therefore to comment further in advance of the<br />
completion of these enquiries.<br />
Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) prisoner-onprisoner<br />
and (b) prisoner-on-staff assaults have been reported in each prison in each of the last five<br />
years.<br />
(S4W-04828)<br />
Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to<br />
respond. His response is as follows:<br />
The following table illustrates the total number of prisoner on prisoner assaults and prisoner on staff<br />
assaults broken down by establishment for the last five years. Serious, minor and non-injury assaults<br />
are included. The difference in the number of assaults is in part linked to differences in the prisoner<br />
population housed in each prison.<br />
(a) Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assaults<br />
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011<br />
Aberdeen 20 51 30 25 18<br />
Addiewell* 83 59 43<br />
Barlinnie 63 67 79 67 66<br />
Cornton Vale 38 47 50 53 67<br />
Dumfries 34 18 26 20 34<br />
Edinburgh 67 83 89 74 79<br />
Glenochil 20 34 25 38 39<br />
Greenock 24 34 22 9 20<br />
Inverness 19 20 13 10 14<br />
Kilmarnock 53 68 41 39 74<br />
Low Moss** 12<br />
Open Estate 1 2 0 3 2<br />
Perth 59 67 54 48 61<br />
Peterhead 16 13 10 14 2<br />
Polmont 145 130 161 166 167<br />
Shotts 11 11 19 17 12<br />
Totals 582 645 702 642 698<br />
(b) Prisoner-on-Staff Assaults<br />
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011<br />
Aberdeen 2 7 6 9 3<br />
Addiewell* 45 40 19<br />
Barlinnie 25 28 16 19 20<br />
Cornton Vale 25 34 48 45 57<br />
Dumfries 2 2 3 1 4<br />
Edinburgh 11 12 10 18 17