asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners registered in Mountjoy Prison from 1 January to 31 December in each year from 1973 to 1982; and the estimated number for 1983.
Written Answers. - Prisoner Statistics.
368.
Limerick East): The number of receptions of prisoners (some individual prisoners could have been received more than once in a year) in each of the years in question is as follows:—
|
Year |
No. of Males |
No. of Females |
|
1973 |
2,726 |
281 |
|
1974 |
2,691 |
283 |
|
1975 |
2,556 |
268 |
|
1976 |
2,584 |
281 |
|
1977 |
2,523 |
230 |
|
1978 |
2,697 |
191 |
|
1979 |
2,525 |
225 |
|
1980 |
2,935 |
273 |
|
1981 |
2,825 |
239 |
|
1982 |
3,509 |
294 |
|
1983 (estimated) |
3,900 |
283 |