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Canada: Sentencing act to cost billions: report. Cost of new prisons estimated to be $1.8 billion over 5 years

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Sentencing act to cost billions: report Public safety minister disputes findings on cost of Truth in Sentencing Act Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/22/truth-in-reconciliation-pbo-report.html#ixzz0rgqYxVbR New legislation limiting the credit given to prisoners for time served in custody before and during their trials will cost taxpayers $1 billion to implement and billions more to maintain, the parliamentary budget officer said Tuesday. The construction of new correctional facilities alone will cost about $1.8 billion over five years, parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page said in a report quantifying the implications of the Truth in Sentencing Act. A further $618 million will be needed annually for capital appropriations and operations and maintenance costs...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on June 23, 2010 (boomark / email).