Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Proposals to deport illegal immigrant prisoners
Corrections Professional, May 12, 2006, Vol. 11, No. 16
"More than 7,000 illegal immigrants booked into California county jails each year cost state taxpayers more than $11 million annually to incarcerate, according to state records. Removing them could save money, commissioners [San Bernadino County] said, as they authorized changes to the system."
Michigan is paying about $30,000 per illegal to keep them in prison. This article discusses similar problems and proposed changes in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Michigan.
"More than 7,000 illegal immigrants booked into California county jails each year cost state taxpayers more than $11 million annually to incarcerate, according to state records. Removing them could save money, commissioners [San Bernadino County] said, as they authorized changes to the system."
Michigan is paying about $30,000 per illegal to keep them in prison. This article discusses similar problems and proposed changes in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Michigan.
# posted by Norma : 5/30/2006 02:20:00 PM
