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| Audit: private-prison costs soar |
| By The New Mexican |
| Published: 05/24/2007 |
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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. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |

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