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About Detention
16,363
people were indefinitely detained in 2022-23. The government claims people are held ‘as a last resort’ but 68% are released on bail.
45% over 28 days
At the end of September 2022, 45% of people in detention had been held for more than 28 days.
£44,000
Cost to the taxpayer to detain one person for a year, at £120 per day.
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