Jul
15
2010
Crazy Prison Industrial Complex Fact of the Day
The Center on American Progress issued a new report about homelessness among gay and transgender youth. The statistics are staggering. However one particular piece of information jumped out at me related to the PIC:
$53,665: The estimated cost to maintain a youth in the criminal justice system for one year, while it only costs $5,887 to permanently move a homeless youth off the streets and prevent them from reentering the criminal justice system.
Again, will sanity and common sense start to prevail in America?
Uncategorized | prison culture | 15 July 2010 |
