What the average cost is of holding a person in prison for (a) a seven-day sentence, (b) a two-week sentence, (c) a one-month sentence, (d)…

Answered Asked by Michael Matheson SNP Lodged 7 May 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of holding a person in prison for (a) a seven-day sentence, (b) a two-week sentence, (c) a one-month sentence, (d) a two-month sentence, (e) a three-month sentence, (f) a six-month sentence, (g) a one-year sentence, (h) a two-year sentence and (i) a four-year sentence, broken down by gender.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 May 2002 · 20 days after it was lodged, 6 days after it was due

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The Key Performance Indicator (target) set for SPS for 2002-03 is to operate within an average annual cost per prisoner place of £33,800. Costs are not maintained separately by gender or sentence period.

In the Official Report

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