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Re:S.F. spends more than $60K per tent at homeless sites by sul_tasto on Saturday June 26, 2021 @11:07AM (#27642501)
The cost per prison inmate has to be close to $60k per year in the US also.
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Re:S.F. spends more than $60K per tent at homeless sites by luffapi on Saturday June 26, 2021 @11:54AM (#27642918)
It’s way higher. This person has no idea what they’re talking about. “Bums” love freedom? Apparently this person has never interacted with a homeless person.

Anyway, it’s $81k a year to imprison someone in CA.

https://lao.ca.gov/PolicyAreas/CJ/6_cj_inmatecost

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Re:S.F. spends more than $60K per tent at homeless sites by animal_spirits on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:45AM (#27712989)
California also has one of the highest concentrations of people in prison, it might be cheaper in other parts of the country.
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Re:S.F. spends more than $60K per tent at homeless sites by anovikov on Saturday June 26, 2021 @12:27PM (#27643249)
This must be tackled just as healthcare should be: supply side. It doesn't matter if prisons are public or private, there must be a lot of them for them to be cheap. Simplify regulations, build something like good old gulags, they are proven to work and dirt cheap.
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