As of 2022, there were estimated to be approximately 2,616 prisoners in Scotland aged between 25 and 34, the highest among the provided age groups. By contrast. there were just 224 prisoners aged 65 or over.
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House of Commons. (September 8, 2023). Number of prisoners in custody in Scotland from 2009/10 to 2021/22, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315150/scotland-prison-population-by-age/
House of Commons. "Number of prisoners in custody in Scotland from 2009/10 to 2021/22, by age group." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315150/scotland-prison-population-by-age/
House of Commons. (2023). Number of prisoners in custody in Scotland from 2009/10 to 2021/22, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315150/scotland-prison-population-by-age/
House of Commons. "Number of Prisoners in Custody in Scotland from 2009/10 to 2021/22, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315150/scotland-prison-population-by-age/
House of Commons, Number of prisoners in custody in Scotland from 2009/10 to 2021/22, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315150/scotland-prison-population-by-age/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Number of prisoners in custody in Scotland from 2009/10 to 2021/22, by age group [Graph], House of Commons, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315150/scotland-prison-population-by-age/