MALTA PRISON STATISTICS

Prison expenditure

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	Average prison population
	Sentenced prisoners by age- & sex-groups
	Previous sentences of sentenced prisoners
	Sentenced prisoners by length of sentence
	Release of prisoners
	Sentenced prisoners by offence
	Correctional care plans & risk classification for newly admitted prisoners
	Newly admitted prisoners (including foreigners)
	Probation service orders

 

All figures below are given in whole numbers (to the nearest Maltese lira, Euro, etc.). Figures in Dollars and Sterling are approximate (according to standard exchange rates)

Cost per prison inmate
2001	Lm25	€58	$87	£41
2002	Lm24	€56	$84	£39
2003	Lm24	€56	$84	£39
2004	Lm27	€63	$95	£44
2005	Lm27	€62	$93	£43
2006	Lm24	€54	$81	£38
2007	Lm22	€51	$79	£40

 

Prison capital expenditure
2002	Lm800,000	€1,863,500	$2,795,250	£1,304,450
2003	Lm810,000	€1,886,792	$2,830,188	£1,320,754
2004	Lm198,000	€461,216	$691,824	£322,851
2005	Lm315,000	€733,753	$1,100,630	£513,627
2006	Lm110,000	€256,231	$384,347	£179,362
2007	Lm172,000	€401,000	$625,560	£316,790

 

Recurrent expenditure includes: personal emoluments, rations, gratuity to inmates, payment to inmates for productive work, rehabilitation programmes, education and training, medical group practice, and grants to some selected NGOs that work with prisoners.

Prison recurrent expenditure
2001	Lm2,200,000	€5,124,600	$7,686,900	£3,587,220
2002	Lm2,300,000	€5,357,600	$8,036,400	£3,750,320
2003	Lm2,500,000	€5,823,400	$8,735,100	£4,076,380
2004	Lm2,951,000	€6,874,000	$10,311,000	£4,811,800
2005	Lm2,849,000	€6,636,400	$9,954,600	£4,645,480
2006	Lm2,944,000	€6,857,700	$10,286,550	£4,800,390
2007	Lm2,849,000	€6,636,400	$10,352,800	£5,242,760