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The government has published statistics showing the numbers of offenders suffering from mental health problems.

Nearly 3,000 offenders were detained in hospital at the end of last year, which was 3 per cent higher than in the previous year.

The total number of offenders admitted to hospital last year was 968, which was 151 or 13 per cent less then the previous year. There were 664 transferred from prison to hospital compared to 731 in 1999.

There were 333 people released into the community in 2000, which was 2 per cent higher than the previous year.

Click here to view the full report - 'Statistics of Mentally Disordered Offenders 2000'