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Audit: private-prison costs soar
By The New Mexican
Published: 05/24/2007

SANTA FE, - New Mexico pays significantly more than nearby states to house inmates in private prisons, according to a report presented Wednesday to state lawmakers.

The 100-page audit by a Legislative Finance Committee review team says New Mexico's private-prison spending rose 57 percent in the past six years, while the inmate population increased only 21 percent. Read more.

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