Court cells actually cost even more than we thought
Posted on Friday, May 18th, 2007 by Home Office WatchCategory: Courts, Prison
On Tuesday I noted the revelation that court cells cost £1600 a night, just a whisper more expensive than a deluxe suite at the Ritz.
But it turns out I was duped. Humble apologies.
The £120,000 the Home Office has paid out for court cell accommodation wasn’t for the whole of this year, it was for just 20 nights back in January and February. This was admitted by the Ministry of Justice this morning.
And it paid for not 77 prisoners, but a measly 12.
That’s £10,000 a night each. And I can’t find a hotel in London that charges that much; even the capacious Prince of Wales suite at the Ritz is only £5,500. A snip!
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June 15th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
It cost £10 000 a night? How are these costs incurred.? Little bars of soap and fluffy towels? A cell is a cell - four walls and an extra thick door. Are these costs staffing? If so just how many are needed to guard a single prisoner? We keep getting told these kind of figures and no-one seems to be able to provide a breakdown.
Maggie