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The cost per prison inmate has to be close to $60k per year in the US also.
by sul_tasto 5y ago
The cost per prison inmate has to be close to $60k per year in the US also.
- luffapi 5y agoIt’s way higher. This person has no idea what they’re talking about. “Bums” love freedom? Apparently this person has never interacted with a homeless person. Anyway, it’s $81k a year to imprison someone in CA. https://lao.ca.gov/PolicyAreas/CJ/6_cj_inmatecost https://lao.ca.gov/PolicyAreas/CJ/6_cj_inmatecost
- animal_spirits 5y agoCalifornia also has one of the highest concentrations of people in prison, it might be cheaper in other parts of the country.
- anovikov 5y agoThis must be tackled just as healthcare should be: supply side. It doesn't matter if prisons are public or private, there must be a lot of them for them to be cheap. Simplify regulations, build something like good old gulags, they are proven to work and dirt cheap.