In today's Senate Finance Committee, Rep. Kyle Harris found a staggering fact regarding the cost of detaining and housing criminal illegals in Idaho:
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We have approximately 250 criminal illegals who have committed felonies that are currently incarcerated in Idaho's correctional… pic.twitter.com/bDwhPpdrxW
In today's Senate Finance Committee, Rep. Kyle Harris found a staggering fact regarding the cost of detaining and housing criminal illegals in Idaho:
We have approximately 250 criminal illegals who have committed felonies that are currently incarcerated in Idaho's correctional system. These individuals are required to serve their full Idaho sentences before any transfer to ICE detention or other federal facilities can occur.
The most staggering part? The cost to house these illegals is, on average, $95 per day per inmate. This is estimated to roughly $8.7 MILLION annually to house these illegals in state prisons.
This is insane and unsustainable. As was stated earlier by Department of Corrections Director Brie Derek, Idaho must prioritize working with ICE in expediting this process quicklier.
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That is theft of taxpayer money to fund lawbreakers, murderers and insurrectionists. Insurrection Act, please...!!