FYI: An inmate at Angola costs the state an average of $23,000 a year. A young lifer will rack up more than $1 million in taxpayer-funded expenses if he reaches the Louisiana male life expectancy of 72.
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HB850 focuses only on the Avoyelles prison, which would be owned and run by a private company.
The bills sponsor, state Rep. Henry Burns, said the state needs the dollars that would be derived from the sale and privatization. He said that money could be used for programs that ease an inmates return to society with the goal of reducing future crimes.
Is it about the money? Well, definitely it is about public safety, said Burns, R-Haughton.
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HB850 focuses only on the Avoyelles prison, which would be owned and run by a private company.
The bills sponsor, state Rep. Henry Burns, said the state needs the dollars that would be derived from the sale and privatization. He said that money could be used for programs that ease an inmates return to society with the goal of reducing future crimes.
Is it about the money? Well, definitely it is about public safety, said Burns, R-Haughton.