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Joshua Rinaldi

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Accession Number
029672

"Justice policymakers must make tough choices with limited resources. To help weigh their options, decision makers are increasingly turning to cost-benefit analysis (CBA), an economic tool that compares the costs of programs or policies with the benefits they deliver. This emerging demand for

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    Accession Number
    029930

    "Jails are far more expensive than previously understood, as significant jail expenditures-such as employee salaries and benefits, health care and education programs for incarcerated people, and general administration-are paid for by county or municipal general funds, and are not reflected in jail