Prison Costs Now $428 A Day

Operating costs at federal prisons last year were the equivalent of $428 per inmate per day, according to Statistics Canada figures. The Correctional Service cautions actual expenses are much higher when including equipment, prison guards’ pensions and other costs: ‘Canada’s is among the highest resourced correctional systems in the world.’

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