PERSONALITY
KAY MONACO
DEAR JUDGE:
IF THEY AREN'T DANGEROUS,
DON'T LOCK THEM UP
Prison space is too precious to waste,
A former corrections official from New Mexico
Is telling judges and prison administrators.
By Penelope Lemov
GOVERNING
When prison population is capped,"You don't have much control over who's going out. But you can control who's going in", says Monaco.
New State Prison Beds1989 and 1990Budgeted Construction Costs in Millions of Dollars | ||
State | Beds Added | Total Cost |
Alabama | 1,812 | $31.4 |
Alaska | 250 | 2.3 |
Arizona | 1,538 | 45.5 |
Arkansas | 1,600 | 26.1 |
Calif. | 15,030 | 1,291.6 |
Colo. | 892 | 8.5 |
Conn. | 6,126 | 26.1 |
Del. | 600 | 60.0 |
Fla. | 12,347 | 194.3 |
Ga. | 13,555 | 319.2 |
Hawaii | 1,160 | 75.6 |
Idaho | none | none |
Ill. | 1,728 | 90.0 |
Ind. | none | none |
Iowa | 220 | 6.1 |
Kan. | 896 | 68.7 |
Ky. | 1,050 | 72.9 |
La. | 1,000 | 56.0 |
Maine | 345 | 9.4 |
Md. | 3,220 | 142.5 |
Mass. | 1,749 | 144.1 |
Mich. | 6,944 | 477.0 |
Minn. | 250 | 10.8 |
Miss. | 1,500 | 50.0 |
Mo. | none | none |
Mont. | none | none |
Neb. | 40 | 1.7 |
Nev. | 144 | 12.5 |
N.H. | none | none |
N.J. | 1,000 | 104.0 |
N.M. | 300 | 8.2 |
N.Y. | 5,400 | 409.0 |
N.C. | none | none |
N.D. | none | none |
Ohio | 4,326 | 246.0 |
Okla. | 1,000 | 20.1 |
Ore. | 930 | 32.4 |
Pa. | 2,650 | 146.6 |
R.I. | 1,054 | 103 |
S.C. | 3,250 | 117.8 |
S.D. | 384 | 25.0 |
Tenn. | 4,888 | 180.3 |
Texas | 10,250 | 268.0 |
Utah | 623 | 32.0 |
Vt. | 134 | 9.5 |
Va. | 2,764 | 180.7 |
Wash. | 400 | 12.0 |
W. Va. | 1,000 | 60.0 |
Wis. | 1,121 | 64.9 |
Wyo. | 50 | 0.6 |
Figures do not include federal prison bed Source Corrections Compendium survey
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