Justice minister David Hanson revealed the figures in Parliament after he was quizzed by Madeleine Moon, Labour MP for Bridgend, south Wales.
Hanson said juvenile prisoners aged 15 to 17 should not travel in the same vehicle as adult prisoners except in special circumstances, such as when a delay in waiting for a separate vehicle is not in the best interests of the young person.
But the statistics showed that between September 2005 and August 2007 juvenile prisoners shared vehicles with adult prisoners 5,364 times.
Hanson defended the statistics, saying: "Where juvenile and adult prisoners travel in the same vehicle they are escorted on separately, segregated while on the vehicle and a custody officer remains in the back to ensure their welfare."
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