asked the Minister for Justice the total numbers held in Irish prisons following sentences to terms of imprisonment in the years 1970, 1975, 1980 and 1984; and the total number held at the date of the answering of this question.
Written Answers. - Prisoner Statistics.
672.
Limerick East): The number of persons in custody serving sentences of imprisonment (or penal servitude) or serving sentences of detention (in the case of young offenders) were as follows:
|
Year (29 May in each case) |
Numbers |
|
1970 |
669 |
|
1975 |
952 |
|
1980 |
1,119 |
|
1984 |
1,543 |
|
1985 |
1,818 |