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New Prison Spending Jumps by 73%
NEW PRISON SPENDING JUMPS BY 73%
Federal and state corrections' systems will spend more than 6.7 billion on new prison construction in the period 1989-90, an increase of 73% compared to 1987-88, according to Corrections Compendium, a corrections research and information service.
The prison systems in all 50 states and the federal government participated in the study. The cost per bed ranged from $995 at a minimum-security facility in Alabama to $132,000 in the case of a medium/maximum security prison in Hawaii. The average cost per bed was $52,000, up 28% since 1987-88.
California led the states in prison construction spending, with $1.29 billion allocated to build 15,030 new prison beds. The survey also found that eight states have contracts with private firms to build and operate correctional facilities.
Federal and state corrections' systems will spend more than 6.7 billion on new prison construction in the period 1989-90, an increase of 73% compared to 1987-88, according to Corrections Compendium, a corrections research and information service.
The prison systems in all 50 states and the federal government participated in the study. The cost per bed ranged from $995 at a minimum-security facility in Alabama to $132,000 in the case of a medium/maximum security prison in Hawaii. The average cost per bed was $52,000, up 28% since 1987-88.
California led the states in prison construction spending, with $1.29 billion allocated to build 15,030 new prison beds. The survey also found that eight states have contracts with private firms to build and operate correctional facilities.
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