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Housing an Inmate in a Calif. Prison Costs More Than Tuition for a Year at Harvard University
There are 130,000 inmates in California’s prison system, and under Gov. Jerry Brown’s spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1, the cost of housing them is expected to reach a record $75,560, which is more than the annual cost of attending Harvard University. Brown’s plan includes a record $11.4 billion for the…