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<p>At 31 March 201<ins class="ministerial">8</ins><del class="ministerial">7</del>,
there were 2,271 sentenced females in the prison population for non-violent crimes
(everything but violence against the person) and an additional 445 on remand. This
information is publicly available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2017</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS), does not calculate separately
the average cost of prisoners by any type of offence. However, HMPPS routinely publishes
average costs per prisoner, costs per prison place and overall prison unit costs for
each private and public sector prison in England and Wales, including all categories
of the women’s estate. This information is produced on an annual basis and is published
after the end of each financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent published figures,
for financial year 2016-17, can be accessed on the www.gov.uk website from the following
link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-statistics-2016-to-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-statistics-2016-to-2017</a>.
Prison unit costs can be found within the Excel document <em>Costs per prison place
and cost per prisoner by individual prison establishment</em> in the ‘Cost by Establishment’
tab.</p><p> </p><p>The courts have a range of sentences at their disposal including
community sentences, suspended sentences, fines and custodial sentences. Custodial
sentences are reserved for the most serious offences. Women diverted from custody
and into community sentences, also have an associated cost to the taxpayer.</p>
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