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| Edelman, Mark A.; Mayer, Adrian J.. |
| Officials from eight counties selected according to jail size were interviewed. Parameters from site visits were used to estimate jail costs. The jails selected ranged in capacity from 5 to 41 prisoners. In addition, costs from the sample of local jails were compared to costs from studies of larger jails and state prisons. Jails with 5 to 41 bed capacity exhibited a U-shaped cost curve. Jail costs varied from a low of $35.20 per prisoner day for the 10 bed jail to $56.63 per prisoner day for the 40 bed jail. Therefore, costs vary by $21.43 per prisoner day for the sample of local jails examined in this study. The threshold economies of size achieved by smaller jails is due primarily to the shared staffing systems, a high degree of integration between... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Jails; Costs; Economies of size; Community jails; Regional jails; Corrections; Public Economics. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18275 |
