Prisoners
(asked on 13th October 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the most recent figure for the average annual cost of holding a prisoner; and what is the current percentage of prisoner recidivism.
This question was answered on 27th October 2022
The overall average annual costs for keeping an individual in a prison is £48,409, this figure is for 2020-21.
The latest annual reoffending rate for adults who received a custodial sentence was 41.9% (2019/20). The reoffending rates for adults released from custody has dropped from 50.4% in 2009/10.