Archives for: May 2006, 04
Counting the Cost of Thugs
£86,000 a year. That's how much it costs to hold prisoners in Northern Ireland according to a report on an inspection of Magheberry maximum-security prison. The report said that the actual cost at Maghaberry would be higher, making it more than dou… more »
Rising Crime is Good News
This seems to be the essence of at least one of the points made by Hugh Orde today as he met with the new Policing Board for the first time. When questioned over the rising crime rate in Northern Ireland Orde defended the PSNI's record. Granted, I've no… more »