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Report urges states to spend more on parole, probation programs
The number of citizens either in prison, on parole or probation is approximatley one of every 31 people. The number has nearly doubled to 5 million between 1982-2007. An alarming statistic was in Georgia showing that 1 of every 13 adults are involved in the legal system, with one of every 88 in New Hampshire. The racial gap wasn't any different either. One of every eleven black adults is under correctional supervision, one of every 27 hispanics and one of every 45 whites. On top of those alarming rates, prisons consume nearly 90 percent of state corrections spending. That is a lot of money being spent on prisoners! Because it costs nearly $29,000 per year for a prison inmate and between $1,250-$2,750 a year on managing parolees and probationers. With that much money being spent on those people is rediculous! Their prisoners for gosh sake. It definatley should not be that much to lock somebody up in a what 6X6 concrete cell. They dont even get good food or anything else, so why is it so expensive per citizen. Especially when I'm sure if researched further, it'd be interesting to know how much of the prisons are taken up by very serious crimes... because alot of the time its for people that are being charged for petty problems, and their basically just costing us our tax dollars and taking up too much space. In case your wondering though, the five states with the highest rate of adults either in prison or on parole are Georgia, Idaho, Texas, Massachusetts and Ohio. The ones with the lowest rates are New Hampshire, Maine, West Virginia, Utah and North Dakota. Although communities are trying to do something about these statistics, the economy is not doing good enough to supply the necessary money to really make a change. Especially when trying to build more prisons and jails.
The number of citizens either in prison, on parole or probation is approximatley one of every 31 people. The number has nearly doubled to 5 million between 1982-2007. An alarming statistic was in Georgia showing that 1 of every 13 adults are involved in the legal system, with one of every 88 in New Hampshire. The racial gap wasn't any different either. One of every eleven black adults is under correctional supervision, one of every 27 hispanics and one of every 45 whites. On top of those alarming rates, prisons consume nearly 90 percent of state corrections spending. That is a lot of money being spent on prisoners! Because it costs nearly $29,000 per year for a prison inmate and between $1,250-$2,750 a year on managing parolees and probationers. With that much money being spent on those people is rediculous! Their prisoners for gosh sake. It definatley should not be that much to lock somebody up in a what 6X6 concrete cell. They dont even get good food or anything else, so why is it so expensive per citizen. Especially when I'm sure if researched further, it'd be interesting to know how much of the prisons are taken up by very serious crimes... because alot of the time its for people that are being charged for petty problems, and their basically just costing us our tax dollars and taking up too much space. In case your wondering though, the five states with the highest rate of adults either in prison or on parole are Georgia, Idaho, Texas, Massachusetts and Ohio. The ones with the lowest rates are New Hampshire, Maine, West Virginia, Utah and North Dakota. Although communities are trying to do something about these statistics, the economy is not doing good enough to supply the necessary money to really make a change. Especially when trying to build more prisons and jails.
