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June 20, 2008 12:49 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Illegal immigrants in prison costing state millions of dollars
June 19th, 2008 @ 12:37pm
Becky Bruce reporting

The state of Utah is spending nearly $8 million a year to keep 300 illegal immigrants in prison, but the numbers don't tell the whole story.

Angie Welling, spokeswoman for the Utah Department of Corrections, says, "While it sounds like a lot of money, and certainly $8 million is a lot of money, in the overall scheme of things it's not as big as it may seem at first glance."

The Utah Department of Corrections only got back about $550,000 from the federal government for locking up undocumented workers last year.

But spokeswoman Angie Welling says it's only about 5 percent of the total inmate population, and the state prison treats them equally. She says, "They do their time. If ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has placed a detainer on that person, they're deported once they've finished serving their time here in the state."

Funding from the feds used to be much greater -- topping out at more than $2 million before 2001. Welling can't say for sure what changed, but she says one thing hasn't. "We will do what we need to do to see that justice is served.

The Department of Corrections says it costs about $23,000 a year to incarcerate one inmate.

To view the breakdown of funding the Utah Department of Corrections receives from the federal government for incarcerating illegal immigrants, click the related link.

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June 20, 2008 12:56 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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February 11, 2007
That's jumped to 32,000.00 a year now CJBL, but I am glad you posted this. This should stay up front. The more people see it the better. Sticky time CJ...:)

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June 20, 2008 03:23 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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February 10, 2007
Hey, Becky Bruce ... they are NOT illegal immigrants - the correct term is illegal ALIEN. Just a thought. Guess I'll email her with that distinction. Rhonda
July 28, 2008 02:10 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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April 30, 2007

American Taxpayers are really getting the boot to them.  It is pretty sick that we have to pay for everything for these illegals.

I am just sick of it. 
July 28, 2008 03:08 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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May 25, 2007
All I know is that in CA (other wise known as Mexifornia) there are so many illegals in our jails that if we shipped them all back (mostly to Mexico) it would help save billions with a B!
July 31, 2008 11:02 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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July 26, 2008

CJBL -  'it would help save billions'

 

At a time when we are running a billion with a B state budget deficit! The hospitals have been in financial trouble for years because of the free services they are required to give to illegal aliens who clog up the emergency rooms.

 

California should follow the prison model of Joe Arpaio in Arizona. Build a tent prison in the middle of the desert to house the illegal aliens for $10 a day. Make them wear pink prison garb and make them work on the state highways like the chain gangs of yore. I would bet they wouldn't be so eager to come back.



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