Conservative Sentencing Act to Cost Canadians Billions
Posted by gestroud Wednesday, June 23, 2010 | 0 views
New legislation limiting the credit given to prisoners for time served in custody before and during their trials will cost taxpayers $1 billion to implement and billions more to maintain, the parliamentary budget officer said Tuesday.
The construction of new correctional facilities alone will cost about $1.8 billion over five years, parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page said in a report quantifying the implications of the Truth in Sentencing Act.
Conservative Sentencing Act to Cost Canadians Billions
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