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One night in the court cells costs as much as a Ritz suite

Monday 14 May 2007 at 5:07 pm | In News | Post Comment

Prisoners are being held in court cells that cost more per night than a suite at the Ritz it emerged as ministers were accused of an “absurd waste of money”.

The Government faced condemnation after it was revealed that 77 prisoners had been forced to use cells in courts since the start of the year at an average cost of £1,800 a night.

Story in the Independent