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by i_am_toaster 1465 days ago
So let me make sure we are clear on your position on this — you think 150k per prisoner sounds like a reasonable number? To me that number seems to be about a magnitude of order wrong. I bet you could do some back of the napkin math, multiply that number by 5, and it would still be way under that number.

To me, when I see 150k, I don’t see a cost — I see a facade.

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Well yes, because it’s plainly incorrect eve California (which spends the most) ‘only’ spends around 100k per prisoner.