Incarceration in a Supermax Prison Is Expensive, at About $50,000

question 15

True/False

Incarceration in a supermax prison is expensive, at about $50,000 per year, as compared to $20,000 to $30,000 to incarcerate an adult male in a lower-security prison.

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Standard Deviation

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Returns

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