"Spending per inmate in European prisons has decreased during the economic crisis, and this has likely caused a negative impact on the quality of life of persons in custody." See: Survey on European prisons -
“Spending per inmate in European prisons has decreased during the economic crisis, and this has likely caused a negative impact on the quality of life of persons in custody.”
See: Survey on European prisons – The economic crisis hampers improvement of conditions in European prisons (link) and: Penal statustics (pdf) and: Executive Summary (pdf)