Prison With 26 Members Of Staff For One Inmate

A German state spent $6 million on a prison which only had one inmate and then closed, according to a report on Thursday.

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The single inmate was accompanied by 26 members of staff for a year.

The prison in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, was revamped into a therapy centre for mentally-ill, violent offenders in 2011.

It had room for 18 prisoners and cost just over €1 million to convert.

A further €2 million was spent on 26 staff members in one year which included six security guards.

Therapy, meals, medical care, transportation and building management cost another €175,425.

And €1 million was blown on furnishings and fittings.

But in 12 months from mid-2011 to mid-2012 it had a single inmate – a sexual offender from Bavaria.

He was joined for one week by another inmate and who was then released.

The prison has now turned into a political row with the Christian Democrats (CDU) in Oberhausen blaming the Social Democrats (SPD) for the mess.

Wilhelm Hausmann, a CDU member in the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament, led an inquiry into the spending.

He said the costs were an “appalling waste of taxpayers’ money” and gave Oberhausen a bad reputation.

The facility closed on December 31st 2012 and was meant to be demolished, but there are now plans to turn it into a hotel for prison visitors.

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