FoI Number
2023-303
Subject
Drug Overdoses in Prisons
Date Received
25/08/2023
Request and Response

Under the Freedom of Information Act can I please request the following data for the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2022, 2021, 2022 and 2023-present:

1. How many prisoners were admitted to hospital as a result of a drug overdose?

There is no prison in Shetland.

Please note this fact is publicly available from the Scottish Prison Service website that list the location of prison in Scotland with a map that does not show Orkney or Shetland.

https://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Corporate.aspx

2. Which prison did they come from?

N/A

3. What type of drug/drugs was involved in each case?

N/A

4. Was the person involved registered as having a drug problem/an addict?

N/A