The Cost to JusticeThe concept of justice should be simple; however, through policies such as mandatory minimum sentencing, solitary confinement, and the privatization of prisons, justice is blurred.
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The Cost to SocietyVirginia has more than 38,000 people incarcerated. The annual cost of holding a prisoner in Virginia is $24,667. In 2008, Virginia taxpayers spent 7.6 percent of the state’s general funds on corrections.
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The Cost to FamiliesThe unseen victims of incarceration are the children and families. Incomes are lost, children are left absent one parent, and are more likely to get into trouble themselves.
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