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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by roenxi on Friday March 22, 2019 @05:36AM (#19460823)
Universities also don't require the same level of 24 hour surveillance, and have a more cooperative crowd that can look after themselves. It seems reasonable to a first approximation that they would have similar costs.
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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by 0xfaded on Friday March 22, 2019 @06:24AM (#19461100)
In my opinion you have used a convenient generalization for prison populations which helps justify their treatment by dehumanising them. An alternative view.

Universities: 18 year olds moving out of home for the first time.

Prison Population: Many from unfortunate circumstances and have been fending for themselves long before 18.

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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by benj111 on Friday March 22, 2019 @07:04AM (#19461326)
Maybe similar costs. I don't think the major driver of Harvard pricing has anything to do with its costs though.
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