From: Mental health consultations in a prison population: a descriptive study
 | Inmates receiving psychiatric interventions N = 230 | Inmates without psychiatric interventions N = 698 | Total prison population N = 928 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Males | 210 | 24 | 655 | 76 | 865 | 93 |
   Females | 20 | 32 | 43 | 68 | 63 | 7 |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Under 21 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 83 | 46 | 5 |
   21–25 | 41 | 27 | 112 | 73 | 153 | 17 |
   26–30 | 50 | 28 | 126 | 72 | 176 | 19 |
   31–40 | 77 | 23 | 254 | 77 | 331 | 36 |
   41–50 | 43 | 27 | 117 | 73 | 160 | 17 |
   51–60 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 81 | 52 | 6 |
   Over 60 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 90 | 10 | 1 |
Prisoner category *** | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Remand prisoner | 42 | 16 | 223 | 84 | 265 | 29 |
   Sentenced | 172 | 29 | 430 | 71 | 602 | 65 |
   Preventive detention | 16 | 26 | 45 | 74 | 61 | 7 |