Figures uncovered by the Sunday People show that 24 hours at Britain’s costliest Young Offender Institution costs £371 per youth. A room at the Hilton in London’s upper crust Mayfair comes in at only £340. Guests at the hotel enjoy panoramic views of Hyde Park, a Michelin-starred restaurant, a spa, a fitness room and a sauna. At Cookham Wood in Kent, it costs £112,441 per inmate – £308 per night – up by more than £14,000 in a year. The YOIs, none of which are privately run, hold the country’s worst juvenile offenders, including killers, rapists and thugs.

Source: Daily Mirror September 28, 2019 20:48 UTC