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I clicked through to the original source and here is the text of the note about increased costs. >Potential non-reimbursable annual costs (local funds, General
by slg 2y ago
I clicked through to the original source and here is the text of the note about increased costs.
>Potential non-reimbursable annual costs (local funds, General Fund) in the hundreds of thousands of dollars to counties for increased incarceration costs relating to the expansion of felony perjury in this bill.
And the first Google result[1] says it costs $132,860 to house a prisoner in California.
So the analysis is effectively saying that California might incarcerate 0-7 people annually based off this new law. Is that supposed to be ridiculous?
This just seems like a weird aspect of this issue to highlight and it ends up making the overall argument against this bill look weaker because of course incarceration costs will go up if you incarcerate more people.
[1] - https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/calmatters/california-prison-inmate-cost/103-c7393793-ee1d-4b64-8498-7dc6df0a90be https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/calmatte...
- jfyi 2y ago> This just seems like a weird aspect of this issue to highlight It's FUD from a thinktank that specializes in freaking out over corporate legislation under the guise of "personal liberty". Still seem weird? Seems right on point to me.