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Are private prisons worth the cost?
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Mar 16, 2011 12:35pm |
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| Category | Analysis |
| Author | Suzy Khimm |
| News Date | Monday, August 23, 2010 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Although private prisons have been sold on economic grounds, a study this year by Arizona's own Corrections Department questions whether such facilities can even deliver in terms of cost savings, reports the Arizona Republic. The state's cost study showed that it's often more expensive to incarcerate inmates in private prisons than in state-run facilities, despite the savings that private operators typically promise. "The cost of housing a medium-security inmate is $3 to $8 more per day in a private prison, depending on what assumptions are made about overhead costs to the state," according to the story. How did this happen? According to some observers, it's because private operators often low-ball their operating costs when presenting their case to the state. |
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