Edelman, Mark A.; Mayer, Adrian J. - 1997
to estimate jail costs. The jails selected ranged in capacity from 5 to 41 prisoners. In addition, costs from the sample … of local jails were compared to costs from studies of larger jails and state prisons. Jails with 5 to 41 bed capacity … prisoner day for the 40 bed jail. Therefore, costs vary by $21.43 per prisoner day for the sample of local jails examined in …