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: The Real Cost of Prisons WeblogIowa Spends Second Least Per Capita On Prisons
By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project) (all)
Iowa Spends Second Least Per Capita On Prisons Posted: 10 Aug 2009 02:47 PM PDT Iowa taxpayers are getting a bargain on spending for state prisons and community corrections programs, a state official said Friday, as reported by the Des Moines Register. A federal study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics shows Iowa ranked second-lowest nationally in per-capita spending on corrections, at $121. The only state lower was North Dakota, at $116 per person. The national average was $210. The statistics were for 2006, the most recent year available. Iowa Corrections Director John Baldwin noted the federal report in remarks to the Iowa Board of Corrections, which was discussing statewide budget issues in a meeting Friday at the Anamosa State Penitentiary...continue to full post
Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 11, 2009 (boomark / email).
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