Before we get into
HOW... let's view some of the interesting statistics, regarding
WHAT/WHY, floating around the interweb:
According to
NASBO, aggregate state spending reached US$52.3b in fiscal 2009. (Pg. 54 -
http://nasbo.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=w7RqO74llEw%3D&tabid=79)
It costs an average of US$78.95 (based on 2009 statistics) per day to keep a prisoner locked up. (
One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections).
In 2010, the prison population was tallied at 1,404,403. (
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