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| Missouri Prison Costs: State Vs. Counties |
| By ozarksfirst.com- Bob Priddy |
| Published: 03/04/2014 |
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state prison system spends three times as much to house a prisoner as the state pays counties to house prisoners facing state charges. But some lawmakers hope the situation might improve this year. The Department of Corrections calculates it feeds inmates three meals a day for $2.48 a day per inmate. Director George Lombardi says it’s one of the lowest per-inmate meal costs in the country. But by the time the costs of medical care, industry and education programs, personnel, utilities, and other costs are figured in, the average daily cost of room and board for each of the 30,000-plus inmates is $56.81. Read More. |
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