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Jailing People Costs Billions More Than You Think It Does

Posted on May 21, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Carimah Townes The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that local communities spent $22.2 billion to jail suspects and offenders in 2011. A new report from the Vera Institute, however, shows that this figure underestimates the true cost of jails … Continue reading →

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