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| Inmates More Costly Than Students |
| By news10.net |
| Published: 05/04/2010 |
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SACRAMENTO, CA - What the state spends on the correctional system versus K-12 education may surprise you. It's a difference of nearly seven times. In these difficult economic times, California has made deep cuts to its schools--nearly $18 billion dollars in two years. The state is also laying off 26,000 teachers this year. Meanwhile, California's prisons house more than 166,000 inmates. There's federal court push to substantially reduce state prison overcrowding. Right now, California spends $8.6 billion dollars, or 11 percent of its budget, on state prisons. The state spends, on average, $52,363 per year to house an inmate in prison according to the California Department of Corrections. That breaks down to $143 a day. Read More. |
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