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The Cost of Keeping a Person in Jail

Can you guess how much it costs to keep a person in a California prison? $64,000. That’s $64,000 per person. This cost covers housing, feeding, and caring for the prisoner. And even though California prison populations are slowly declining (yet still overcrowded), the costs aren’t going down. In fact, they’re going up. California also spends […]