prisons Flashcards
1
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aims of prisons
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- deterence, retribution and public protection
2
Q
philosophy of prisons
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” preventing victims by changing lives of offenders”
3
Q
funding for prisons
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- £5.42 billion budget
- from government tax
4
Q
working practices of prisons
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- 106 prisons were public sectors and 15 were privately run by 3 companies.
- in 2019 121 prisons holding around 80,000 prisoners
