The difference between what CA pays to keep people in prison vs. actual costs
Phil Matier
English - January 24, 2024 03:50 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Newly released data shows the cost of housing a prisoner in the state has grown to $132 thousand dollars a year. This comes even though the actual cost to house a prisoner is closer to $15 thousand. So where's all the extra money going?
For more on this, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.