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California Budget Cuts Lead to Closure of Two Parolee Residential Centers
While it is true that closing the centers will save the state $500,000 in contractual payments this year, the long-term wisdom of the decision is less certain. For example, it costs the state nearly twice as much ($97 per day) to house an of-fender in prison as it does to place the same prisoner in a VOA residential center ($50 per day). Further, VOA residents are employed, and one-third of their income is used to reimburse the state for housing and related costs. Another third of the offenders’ earnings is used to pay victim restitution.
Source: Los Angeles Times
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