Aug
06
2010
Prison Cell or Hotel Room: 10 States with Highest Average Daily Costs per Prisoner
Josh MacPhee - Just Seeds Artists' Cooperative
If you are curious to know what type of hotel accommodations you could afford for the cost of incarcerating prisoners in various states, then this is the post for you. A quick check of hotels.com allowed me to find hotel rooms that mirror the daily costs of incarcerating a prisoner in the U.S. Pay particular attention to all of the amenities that each hotel room comes equipped with in order to understand what an insane waste of resources incarceration really is. We need to find another way to address the root causes of violence and crime.
| Ten States with Highest Average Daily Costs per Prisoner |
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| New York | $152.52 | The Pod Hotel New York |
| Vermont | $139.00 | Towneplace Suites Burlington |
| Rhode Island | $138.40 | Hilton Providence |
| Alaska | $134.21 | Inlet Tower Hotel |
| Massachusetts | $125.90 | Suburban Extended Stay Logan Airport |
| California | $123.41 | Hilton Los Angeles |
| Maine | $120.86 | La Quinta Inn & Suites |
| Wyoming | $118.13 | Historic Plains Hotel |
| Maryland | $105.90 | Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel |
| New Jersey | $105.47 | Marriott Courtyard Atlantic City |
| Source: 2010 Directory of Adult and Juvenile Correctional Departments, Institutions, Agencies and Probation and Parole Authorities | ||
Uncategorized | prison culture | 06 August 2010 |
