02-03-2016, 03:48 PM
(02-03-2016, 03:34 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Depends on a number of variables, but I'm sure there are guidelines involving a guard to inmate ratio, and so you could divide guard salaries by the number of inmates, you also have meal costs that are dependent upon the number of incarcerated. Healthcare costs for the inmates are directly impacted by the population.
Just three things off the top of my head directly dependent on the number incarcerated.
Meals and healthcare and clothing. I'm assuming they have healthcare staff in jails in prisons, so really only medicine unless something big comes up. One inmate isn't changing the number of guards.
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