Friday, January 29, 2010
THE GOVERNATOR WANTS TO SEND CALIFORNIA INMATES TO MEXICO
Facing record deficits, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to build prisons in Mexico so that he can send all the illegal Mexican immigrants currently serving time in California prisons back to Mexico. According to Yahoo News, the Governator claims that enacting his proposal will save California $1 Billion per year in prison costs. Whether Governor Schwarzenegger's cost-saving estimates are accurate may be debatable. However, the fact that California is even discussing this idea as a means of reducing prison overcrowding and the tax burden on California residents suggests that there is an increasing national awareness that "lock 'em up and throw away the key" is an economically unsustainable solution to crime.
Those who are interested in reading the entire Yahoo News article should click here.
Labels: Jail Overcrowding
