Table 1

Demographic and sentencing characteristics of the inmates in the three Isle of Wight prisons during the study period. Characteristics are give as a percentage of the prison population mean for 2000–2001

Overall %ParkhurstCamp HillAlbany
The data presented are means for the year and refer to current established inmates as well as new receptions. Although the prison populations change, the prisoners captured in these data are representative of those prisoners invited to attend the healthwatch clinic. A breakdown of the ethnic groupings represented in all three prisons is presented.
Age <30 years37.251.545.211
Drugs offences19.630.724.60.5
White69.7
Black24.1
Asian2.9
Other3.3