Two new prisons to cost 'mind-boggling' £800,000 per prisoner as cost balloons beyond £1 BILLION

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Two new prisons to cost 'mind-boggling' £800,000 per prisoner as cost balloons beyond £1 BILLION

British taxpayers are being forced to fork out more than £1billion for two "mind-boggling" prison projects as the total cost is expected to ballooned to £800,000 per prisoner. Since coming into office, Andy Burnham has been bludgeoned with the same issue that plagued his predecessor's time in No10 as jails become filled to the brim with prisoners. In March 2025, prisons across England and Wales averaged 87,009 pris…