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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
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The average annual cost of a prison place is £54,000, according to official figures.
The UK is in the throes of a prison overcrowding crisis, with prisons across Britain at about 97.5 per cent capacity.
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First, £54K to provide a prisoner with bed and 3 meals, so why is my pension only £12,500
Second, why hasn't building new prisons been on the agenda? overcrowding isn't a new issue