Claim: Taxpayers faced a bill of more than £140 million last year for criminals from other EU countries in British jails.
Fact-check: 4,000 EU prisoners in England and Wales - Full Fact
Verdict: this is based on the average yearly cost per prisoner in england and wales, and the number of prisoners from other eu countries in prison in england and wales at the end of december 2017. the estimate is very rough and spending on prisoners can vary depending on the prison they're in.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2018-04-19T00:00:00