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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by chrisseaton on Friday March 22, 2019 @06:28AM (#19461118)
Different countries, different politics and constraints, different challenges.
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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by ghostbrainalpha on Friday March 22, 2019 @11:56AM (#19463773)
Operating a prison seems pretty similar. Costs are food, housing and security.

It's not like our prison costs more because our cultural values require us to treat the prisoners substantially better than countries Canada.

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