Psychiatric Morbidity Among Women Prisoners in England and Wales

A survey of psychiatric morbidity among prisoners aged 16-64 in England and Wales presents information on the mental health of women prisoners. The data is produced by the Office for National Statistics as Official Statistics. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07 08.

Use Cases

• Analyze prevalence of mental health conditions based on survey data from women prisoners
• Compare psychiatric morbidity rates between demographic groups within the prison population
• Study correlations between incarceration and mental health outcomes based on survey findings

Strengths

• Data is produced by the Office for National Statistics, an authoritative government agency
• Focuses on a specific demographic (women prisoners aged 16-64) within England and Wales
• Released under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, facilitating reuse

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Survey of psychiatric morbidity among prisoners

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:13.254073; freshness should be verified

Geography

England and Wales