> Prisoners cost ~ $40k a year annually in taxes. It's actually cheaper to house them - so I don't think states are going to be gung-ho about doing either. San

> Prisoners cost ~ $40k a year annually in taxes. It's actually cheaper to house them - so I don't think states are going to be gung-ho about doing either. San Jose CA has a homeless budget of approximately $120M per year. It has 500 beds. That's $240k/bed-year. Of course, a lot of that $120M does NOT go to those beds, and there are some other facilities, but that $120M isn't all of the spending either.