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• Retric 2y ago
  “No, because the people are already a net drain on society.” Not a 64,000$ drain on society. There’s roughly 1 correction officer per 4.9 inmates and that excludes many jobs associated with prisoners like administrative staff etc. Inmates are really fucking expensive.
  • dumbo-octopus 2y ago
    Oh you sweet summer child. I wish they only cost the taxpayers 64k a pop. (again, purely financial, ignoring the heath/safety/psychological). > a single shelter bed could cost up to $70,000 https://sfstandard.com/2022/12/30/ending-homelessness-in-san-francisco-will-cost-1-4-billion-city-says/ https://sfstandard.com/2022/12/30/ending-homelessness-in-san...
    • Retric 2y ago
      64k is a slightly outdated national average. California pays $132,860 per inmate (2023) and SF is higher than that.