In 2022/23, the average cost of a prison place in England and Wales was 51,724 British pounds a year, compared with 46,696 British pounds in the previous reporting year. Since 2015/16, the annual cost of one prison place in England and Wales has increased by around 16,542 British pounds.
Average annual overall resource expenditure per prison place in England and Wales from 2015 to 2023
(in GBP)
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Ministry of Justice UK, & GOV.UK. (March 21, 2024). Average annual overall resource expenditure per prison place in England and Wales from 2015 to 2023 (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202172/cost-per-prisoner-england-and-wales/
Ministry of Justice UK, und GOV.UK. "Average annual overall resource expenditure per prison place in England and Wales from 2015 to 2023 (in GBP)." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202172/cost-per-prisoner-england-and-wales/
Ministry of Justice UK, GOV.UK. (2024). Average annual overall resource expenditure per prison place in England and Wales from 2015 to 2023 (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202172/cost-per-prisoner-england-and-wales/
Ministry of Justice UK, and GOV.UK. "Average Annual Overall Resource Expenditure per Prison Place in England and Wales from 2015 to 2023 (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202172/cost-per-prisoner-england-and-wales/
Ministry of Justice UK & GOV.UK, Average annual overall resource expenditure per prison place in England and Wales from 2015 to 2023 (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202172/cost-per-prisoner-england-and-wales/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Average annual overall resource expenditure per prison place in England and Wales from 2015 to 2023 (in GBP) [Graph], Ministry of Justice UK, & GOV.UK, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202172/cost-per-prisoner-england-and-wales/
