Isle of Man (United Kingdom)

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CountryIsle of Man (United Kingdom)
Ministry responsible
Department of Home Affairs
Prison administration
Isle of Man Prison and Probation Service
Contact address
Isle of Man Prison, St Patrick's Close, Coast Road, Jurby, Isle of Man, IM7 3JP
Telephone
+44 1624 891000
Fax
+44 1624 891017
Website
Email
prison@gov.im
Head of prison administration (and title)
Leroy J. Bonnick
Prison Governor and Head of Probation
Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
132
at 30.4.2024 (HM Inspectorate of Prisons)
Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population)
153
based on an estimated national population of 86,000 at end of April 2024 (from United Nations figures)
Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners (percentage of prison population)
20.2%
(30.11.2021)
Female prisoners (percentage of prison population)
7.6%
(30.4.2024)
Juveniles / minors / young prisoners incl. definition (percentage of prison population)
0.0%
(30.11.2021 - under 18)
Foreign prisoners (percentage of prison population)
1.1%
(March 2023)
Number of establishments / institutions
1
(2023)
Official capacity of prison system
138
(March 2023)
Occupancy level (based on official capacity)
65.2%
(March 2023)
Prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate)
2000 54 70
2002 92 117
2004 51 64
2006 76 93
2008 107 129
2010 97 115
2012 81 95
2014 91 105
2016 76 86
2018 106 125
2020 112 130
2000 54 70
2002 92 117
2004 51 64
2006 76 93
2008 107 129
2010 97 115
2012 81 95
2014 91 105
2016 76 86
2018 106 125
2020 112 130

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Pre-trial/remand prison population: trend

The table below gives an indication of the recent trend in the pre-trial/remand prison population. The final row shows the latest figures available.

It consists of the number of pre-trial/remand prisoners in the prison population on a single date in the year (or the annual average) and the percentage of the total prison population that pre-trial/remand prisoners constituted on that day.  

The final column shows the pre-trial/remand population rate per 100,000 of the national population. 

                                                   ISLE OF MAN

Year

Number in
pre-trial/remand
imprisonment

Percentage
of total
prison population

Pre-trial/remand
population rate
(per 100,000 of
national population)

2000
2005
2010
2015

10
16
28
7

18.5%
26.7%
28.9%
9.0%

13
20
33
8

2021

22

20.2%

25

It should be noted that the number of pre-trial/remand prisoners fluctuates from day to day, month to month and year to year. Consequently the above figures give an indication of the trend but the picture is inevitably incomplete.

The pre-trial/remand population rate is calculated on the basis of the national population total. All national population figures are inevitably estimates but the estimates used in the World Prison Brief are based on official national figures, United Nations figures or figures from other recognised international authorities.

Female prison population: trend

The table below gives an indication of the trend in the female prison population. The final row shows the latest figures available.

It consists of the number of female prisoners in the prison population on a single date in the year (or the annual average) and the percentage of the total prison population that female prisoners constituted on that day.  

The final column shows the female prison population rate per 100,000 of the national population. 

                                       ISLE OF MAN (UNITED KINGDOM)

Year

Number of
female
prisoners

Percentage
of total
prison population

Female prison
population rate
(per 100,000 of
national population)

2000
2005
2010
2015
2021

2
2
8
7
7

3.7%
3.3%
8.2%
9.0%
6.4%

2.6
2.5
9.5
8.0
8.1

2024

10

7.6%

11.6

The number of female prisoners fluctuates and so the above figures give an indication of the trend but the picture is inevitably incomplete.

The female prison population rate is calculated on the basis of the national population total. All national population figures are inevitably estimates but the estimates used in the World Prison Brief are based on official national figures, United Nations figures or figures from other recognised international authorities.

(If the rate were calculated on the basis of the number of females in the national population it would of course be approximately double the figure in the final column.)

Prison population total
Prison population rate