As California Closes Prisons, Spending per Inmate Hits Record
Briefly

The cost of imprisoning one person in California has increased by over 90% in the past decade, reaching a record-breaking $132,860 annually.
Closing additional prisons could save the state upwards of $1 billion in operating costs, and even more on unfunded capital improvement projects.
California should focus on rehabilitation and shut down additional prisons to save money in the face of what the governor's office projects to be a $38 billion deficit.
Read at San Jose Inside
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