Prisoners’ monthly maintenance totals $300 per person – Justice Minister

Prisoners’ monthly maintenance totals $300 per person – Justice Minister

PanARMENIAN.Net - The main part of the penal system budget was allocated to a purchase of administrative equipment and salary raise for employees, according to Armenian Justice Minister.

As Hrayr Tovmasyan stated during parliamentary discussions on the 2012 budget, prisoners’ monthly maintenance costs totaled AMD 124,7 thousand ($300) per person against $3000 monthly costs in developed countries.

 Top stories
The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering.
Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital.
The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Partner news
---