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Virginia Rent-a-Cell Program Expected to Net $100 Million
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2001
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2001, page 7
Virginia Rent-A-Cell Program Expected to Net $100 Million The state of Virginia will pocket an estimated $100 million in 2001 by warehousing out-of-state and federal prisoners for a fee.
About 10% of the Virginia jail and prison population is out-of-state or federal prisoners. During the year 2000, Virginia charged between ...
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