Christopher Huhne
Shadow Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Home Affairs, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice & Lord Chancellor, Ministry of Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many women in custody aged 17 years old were placed on wings with adult female prisoners in each of the last 12 months, broken down by prison; how long each spent on those wings; and what the reasons were for those transfers or placements.
David Hanson
The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
The number of young women aged 17 years placed on wings with adult female prisoners in each of the last 12 months, is contained in the following table.
| Number of young women aged 17 years placed on wings with adult female prisoners in each of the last 12 months | |||
| Establishment | Number placed on adult wing/unit | Duration on wing/unit (Days) | Reason for transfer/placement |
| Askham Grange | 1 | 383 | Planned moved to mother and baby unit |
| New Hall | 1 | 86 | Planned move due to medical reasons |
| Low Newton | 1 | 3 | Population management |
| Peterborough | 1 | 2 | Population management |
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