How Solitary Confinement Effects YOU!
$46 Million per YearTexas taxpayers currently spend an extra $46 million or more each year to house 6,564 prisoners in solitary confinement instead of general population.
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Daily Cost of ImprisonmentSolitary confinement is more expensive than regular housing: It costs forty-five percent more than housing the same person in general population, or $61.63 per person per day compared to $42.46 per person per day.
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Increasing CrimeBecause of solitary confinement, prisoners may suffer prolonged mental illness after they are released and might pose an increased risk to public safety after their release. The paranoia and social anxiety that results from solitary confinement means that prisoners may have more difficulty getting their bearings during the first few months after they are released from prison, when they are at the greatest risk of reoffending.
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