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And how exactly would you finance locking up a such a sizable proportion of the population for such a huge length of time? I suspect the underlying reason for what is seen as excessive leniency in non-violent sentences is financial, not ââ'¬Å"lefty pinkoââ'¬Â as you put it. The cost per prisoner is in the region of 35k per year, so your 20 year sentence would cost the tax payer 700000 quid per chav removedââ'¬Â¦ now multiply that by the population of Birkenhead!Tony.
And how exactly would you finance locking up a such a sizable proportion of the population for such a huge length of time? I suspect the underlying reason for what is seen as excessive leniency in non-violent sentences is financial, not ââ'¬Å"lefty pinkoââ'¬Â as you put it. The cost per prisoner is in the region of 35k per year, so your 20 year sentence would cost the tax payer 700000 quid per chav removedââ'¬Â¦ now multiply that by the population of Birkenhead!
Tony.
