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A lot of these salaries are in the Corrections department. The US didn't get to be the world's #1 jailer for free, guys!

• drinian 16y ago
  While I agree that the US has a serious imprisonment problem (jailing people for the wrong reasons), I have to believe that getting doctors to work in the prison system requires some significant financial incentives -- and most of these people seem to be medical professionals.
  • rdtsc 16y ago
    > some significant financial incentives ... Oh I understand that but a $500k increase from $200k to $700k ?
    • S_A_P 16y ago
      Could just mean that the person didnt work a full year previously. Numbers without real context dont really help, me thinks.
      • rdtsc 16y ago
        Agreed. The numbers just don't make much sense without that context.
• TomOfTTB 16y ago
  The average cost per inmate in California is about $49,000, twice the cost to run prisons in other states (the average is around $28,000). Some states are even less. The average cost per inmate in Florida is under $20,000. Texas is a little over $15,000.