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Solitary Confinement Costs $78K Per Inmate And Should Be Curbed, Critics Say
Former prisoners spoke about the effects of solitary confinement Tuesday in a congressional hearing aimed at banning it for some inmates. Solitary confinement is also extremely expensive, critics say.
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Ok, I read the article, I see were it is said that it is 78k, but how? It never tells why it costs 78k to put someone in confinement. I call B.S. on that figure. I agree that it is horrible way to treat a fellow human. I believe that it has a place, if you have a person that will not play well with others then it is your only option to keep him, and others safe. Using it long term for years no, that is not right.
78k for an entire family of 4 is comfortable living. How does it cost 78k to hold one person in a cell? They must be paying themselves generously.
Overhead, start with a million dollar facility, guards watch the inmates, staff for food for prisoners and for employees, maintenance crew, management, transportation, people to do cross checks and background checks to make sure there isn't anyone for or against an inmate from the outside. Jesus just think of what a plumber would have to go through just to snake a drain there. Maybe, just maybe if they have a psychologist there that gives a damn about helping people they can help those inmates become a functioning piece of society.
Plus it's a prison. There isn't any revenue generated at all. Any money that goes into it is a complete loss of return.