Times of India ( 25 Aug 2013 ) presented following facts about USA prisons :
> In 2010 , USA prison cost ( $ 80 billion as per Bureau of Justice Statistics )
> Total Prisoners ............... 1.57 million
> Average Cost / taxpayer ...................................... $ 31,286
> Ave Cost / prisoner ( in New York / 2010 )................$ 60,000
> Ave Cost / prisoner ( in New York / 2012 )............... $ 167,731 ( Rs 115 lakhs / year )
> Prisoner to Guard Ratio ..............................................2 : 1
> No of prisoners in NY jails .......................................12,287
> Waiting time for case disposal ...................................95 days
With these kinds of costs , our Commerce Minister should be able to persuade US of A , to " Outsource " their prison system to India , for an annual fee of $ 40 billion and save 50 % of the cost ! Obama Administration will simply love this idea of cutting back on Government spending !
Here are a few benefits to India :
> Construction of 10,00 prisons will give a huge boost to construction industry and generate employment for 10 million MNREGA beneficiaries ( creation of permanent capital assets )
> 1.57 million retired Jawans will get employment as prison guards ( personalized service ! )
> CCTV / Electronic Surveilance industry will get a boost
> Employment of millions of cooks / clerks / sweepers etc
> A boom to " Prison-Supplies " industry
> A huge foreign-exchange earning
> If FDI in " Prison Industry " is allowed upto 100 % , that would make Foreign Institutional Investors to rush to India !
Clearly a win - win situation for both the countries !
---- hemen
> In 2010 , USA prison cost ( $ 80 billion as per Bureau of Justice Statistics )
> Total Prisoners ............... 1.57 million
> Average Cost / taxpayer ...................................... $ 31,286
> Ave Cost / prisoner ( in New York / 2010 )................$ 60,000
> Ave Cost / prisoner ( in New York / 2012 )............... $ 167,731 ( Rs 115 lakhs / year )
> Prisoner to Guard Ratio ..............................................2 : 1
> No of prisoners in NY jails .......................................12,287
> Waiting time for case disposal ...................................95 days
With these kinds of costs , our Commerce Minister should be able to persuade US of A , to " Outsource " their prison system to India , for an annual fee of $ 40 billion and save 50 % of the cost ! Obama Administration will simply love this idea of cutting back on Government spending !
Here are a few benefits to India :
> Construction of 10,00 prisons will give a huge boost to construction industry and generate employment for 10 million MNREGA beneficiaries ( creation of permanent capital assets )
> 1.57 million retired Jawans will get employment as prison guards ( personalized service ! )
> CCTV / Electronic Surveilance industry will get a boost
> Employment of millions of cooks / clerks / sweepers etc
> A boom to " Prison-Supplies " industry
> A huge foreign-exchange earning
> If FDI in " Prison Industry " is allowed upto 100 % , that would make Foreign Institutional Investors to rush to India !
Clearly a win - win situation for both the countries !
---- hemen
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