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Judge says he is ‘very slow’ to jail people as it costs taxpayers over £1,000 a week per prisoner

He was speaking as he handed down a suspended prison sentence to a Portadown man with 65 previous convictions

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A judge has said he is "very slow" to jail people as it costs taxpayers over £1,000 a week per prisoner. He was speaking as he handed down a suspended jail term to Aidan McGurgan (52), of Ballyoran Crescent in Portadown. The defendant admitted stealing £306 worth of al...

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