Why does it cost £38,000 a year for one inmate in a prison

[Swan_Vesta 11]

Your condemnation of other posters on this matter kind of suggests that you are better informed when it comes to the cost of keeping people in prison. Perhaps you'd like to share your greater knowledge on the subject.

 

I'm just well informed on criminal justice is all. I can wax lyrical on a number of subjects should the mood take me.

[Swan_Vesta 11]

Please tell me what exactly you disagree with. The £38,000 figure is a quote I have heard from a different source, not Gordon Ramsey.

 

I really don't feel I have earned my 'idiotic thread of the year' title yet, so please clarify.

 

My critique is more of the thread rather than you personally, however, the costs of keeping a prisoner in custody are myriad. Adequate physical security measures, appropriate staffing levels, healthcare, food, heating, provision of workplace, providing associated requisites.

 

Whilst the courts entrust an individual to custody, there are certain pre-requisites which law demands that the state provides. If I remember correctly, the figure of 38k pertained to young offenders (ie 18 - 21's) and a lower figure of 32k applies to adults.

[NorthernStar 11]

Here's the 'Ministry of Justice Information Release' for 2010/11 for anyone interested.

[gnvqsos 10]

It sure is!

We have imported enough rubbish! Let's start exporting our fair share too!

 

May I add your name to the list-it would make sense to add the idiots to the nuisances.

[iansheff 88]

Reopen the colonies in Australia. They could use some multiculturalism and a gene pool expansion.

 

Only problem there is Australia are fussy about who they let into their country not like here.

[Greengeek 10]

Let's just get rid of prisons, and introduce THUNDERDOME!!!!

Or running man, either way.

[chem1st 10]

Let's just get rid of prisons, and introduce THUNDERDOME!!!!

Or running man, either way.

 

Our government couldn't organise the squits with a pack of laxatives.

 

I can see it now...

 

1 man enter. 2 man leave! The prisons would be empty in a month.

[Norseman 10]

Do you have to pay for guards, equipment, building maintenance, transport to/from court, medical staff and who knows how many other costs?

 

There's pobably a breakdown online somewhere.

 

Aaaand there's also all the pampering as we have to treat the scum nicely... if we don't its a breach of their human rights and they claim legal aid to obtain £600,000 in compensation from the tax payer, whilst the victim or victims receive absolutely sod all.... that sherriff in Arizona has the balls to stand up to these prats, pink underwear all round, the history channel and the god channel and if they don't like it he simply states, we didn't ask you to come here, if you don''t like it don't come back' - the man is a legend

 

You have to allow for all those totally useless programmes that apparently help them adjust back into society... so they have the skills to mug another old lady..... its about time we stopped pandering to their whims and took them back to how it used to be, maybe then there would be reduced crime, but then again the dogooders wouldn't allow that would they????

[Forumosaurus 10]

I would assume they divide the cost of the whole prison system by the number of inmates and that's how they get the cost of 'each inmate' 'per year'.

 

I doubt sticking someone in jail for a year would debit the Government 38k.

 

It's probably the whole cost of everything i.e Prison maintenance, staff salaries, food, medical stuff, heating, electric, admin, divided by the number of prisoners.

[NorthernStar 11]

I would assume they divide the cost of the whole prison system by the number of inmates and that's how they get the cost of 'each inmate' 'per year'.

 

I doubt sticking someone in jail for a year would debit the Government 38k.

 

It's probably the whole cost of everything i.e Prison maintenance, staff salaries, food, medical stuff, heating, electric, admin, divided by the number of prisoners.

 

Official figures below.

 

Here's the 'Ministry of Justice Information Release' for 2010/11 for anyone interested.

[Bladesman 10]

If prisoners and the unemployed are forced to work, it is only fair pensioners are too.

 

What do we do with landlords?

[Rupert_Baehr 10]

Take their pubs away from them?