The MILLIONS it will cost to keep Axel Rudakubana behind bars REVEALED as YOU the taxpayer picks up the tab
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As calls grow louder for Southport killer's sentence to be extended, GB News can reveal how much it will cost the taxpayer to keep him behind bars.
The eye-watering sum comes a day after Axel Rudakubana was sentenced to a minimum jail term of 52 years for stabbing to death Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and attempting to murder eight others, as well as two adults who tried to save them at a Taylor Swift dance class in July.
As Rudakubana was nine days short of his 18th birthday, a visibly frustrated judge was prevented from passing a sentence guaranteeing the killer would die in jail.
The teenager, who was 17 when he carried out the attack, will be almost 70 before he is considered for release.
Justice Goose said he would almost certainly spend the rest of his life behind bars.
This did not stop politicians from calling for a harsher sentence. Among them was Southport's MP Patrick Hurley, who branded the sentence "unduly lenient".
Reform MPs Lee Anderson, Richard Tice, and Rupert Lowe all demanded a conversation about the reintroduction of capital punishment following the verdict.
The Attorney General’s Office has since confirmed it would look at the sentence again after receiving a request to refer the matter to the unduly lenient sentences scheme.
Pending the outcome of that review, GB News has crunched the numbers on how much it will cost taxpayers to keep Axel Rudakubana behind bars for 52 years.
The taxpayer will be on the hook for millions as Rudakubana serves life in prison
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How much will it cost the taxpayer to keep Rudakubana behind bars?
The annual cost of incarcerating a prisoner in England and Wales varies depending on the security category of the prison and the specific institution.
Rudakubana is likely to be classified as a Category A prisoner due to the nature and severity of his crimes.
Category A is the highest security level in UK prisons, reserved for those whose escape would be highly dangerous to the public or national security.
The beefed-up security measures come at a higher cost to the taxpayer.
It has not been disclosed yet which prison Rudakubana will serve his time in but there are ten Category A prisons in the UK.
We looked at the average cost of keeping a Category A prisoner in each facility annually based on the latest available data from the Ministry of Justice.
The average amount in Britain across the 10 category A prisons will cost to keep Rudakubana behind bars will be £53,000 a year.
Over 52 years, it will cost the taxpayer a whopping £2,756,000.
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Over 52 years, it will cost the taxpayer a whopping £2,756,000
PAThe sum will rile up supporters of capital punishment, but Britain is divided on bringing back this form of punishment, polling suggests.
The most recent national poll on reintroducing the death penalty, conducted by YouGov in 2022, suggests Britain is split on the return of capital punishment.
YouGov found that 40 per cent supported its return, with 60 per cent opposing.
However, other polls suggest sentiment changes depending on age.
Pollsters from Friderichs Advisory and JL Partners recently asked respondents aged 18 to 65+ what penalty people found guilty of child rape as part of a grooming gang should face.
Surprisingly, 33 per cent of 18-24 year-olds favoured the death penalty, whereas only 29 per cent of 55-64 year-olds came out in support of capital punishment.
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