Sentence examples for prison cost from inspiring English sources

At Oakwood the cost per prisoner place is said to be only £13,200 a year – a third of the average category C prison cost of £31,339 a year.

While the governor provided few details of his new plan, much of the prison cost savings he envisions would come though privatizing services or prisons themselves, anathema in a state where the union for corrections officers has held political sway for years.

Last Mile co-founder Beverly Parenti lamented that "20 years in prison cost $1 million, but inmates are released with no training".

It is clear that the issue of reoffending is critical in any discussion about growing prison costs and expanding prisoner numbers.

In 2012, the state's prisons yielded more than 35,000 pounds of produce for prisoners, which saved Connecticut taxpayers $20,000 in prison costs.

Officials in some states said their prison cost-cutting efforts fell short when they found far fewer prisoners to be wise release risks.

Faced with soaring prison costs, states are finally focusing on policies that would help former prisoners stay out of jail after they are released.

A place in the HMP Oakwood private prison costs £13,200 a year while the average cost of a category C prisoner is £31,339 a year.

Yet prison costs have soared.

Sleight of hand will not cut prison costs in California.

It's come to the crunch on prison costs and prison numbers.