asked the Minister for Justice the average annual cost of keeping a person in prison; and the total number at present in our prisons.
Written Answers. - Prison Statistics.
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The average annual cost of maintaining an offender in custody in the prisons and places of detention in 1987 was approximately £28,000. This figure does not include any element in respect of capital expenditure.
The number in custody on Tuesday 25 October was 1,974.