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Wed 06 Jun 2010Annual cost of keeping each prisoner in jail falls to €77,222
THE AVERAGE cost of keeping prisoners in jail has dropped significantly because the prison population has increased at a time when staff numbers and pay have fallen.
The cost of keeping an inmate last year was €77,222 per person, a fall of 17 per cent on 2008 when the figure was €92,717.
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