Career Criminals Cost $1.4M

Career criminals typically cost taxpayers $1.4 million by age 30, says the Department of Public Safety. Federal researchers based the estimate on demographic data drawn from federal inmates: “I’ve come across individuals who’ve spent 20 or 30 years behind bars, so you can add up the costs.”

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