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| Missouri Prison Population Concerning |
| By themaneater.com |
| Published: 02/15/2011 |
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In his State of the Judiciary address, State Chief Justice Ray Price called for a reformation of the Missouri prison system, saying prisons are overpopulated with nonviolent offenders. "We continue to over-incarcerate nonviolent offenders, while we have failed to expand drug courts and other diversionary and re-entry programs to capacity," Price said in his address. "The result is a state that is not as safe as we want it to be and a waste of taxpayer dollars." As of December 2010, Missouri had 30,623 incarcerated persons, which is approximately one in every 250 people. According to Show-Me Daily, Joseph Eddy of the Missouri Department of Corrections estimates it costs approximately $44.68 per inmate per day, meaning the cost per inmate in Missouri equates to $1,368,235 - or about $500 million a year. Read More. |
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