Sunday, June 10, 2007
CHARLESTON COUNTY JAIL PROJECT FUNDING UNCERTAIN
The Post and Courier reports County jail project funding uncertain. "Rising construction costs have changed the project's price tag from an estimated $76 million in 2004 to at least $106 million now, which includes about $99.2 million for the actual facility and roughly $7.5 million to relocate some occupants on the site and to temporarily house some inmates."
We cannot help, but help but wonder why so little thought has been given to funding programs that may either help people avoid jail or help get them out of jail earlier. At the rate we are headed, more people will be in jail than out of jail.
