New Orleans officials: End per diem funding for your prison system
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New Orleans is the only major city in the United States that funds its jail based on a per diem system, billing the city $22.39 for every individual held at OPP per day. And, much like the model for private prisons, this has created a perverse incentive to keep more people in jail on a daily basis--more prisoners for more days equals more money for the Sheriff's budget. Please join us in calling on Mayor Landrieu and the New Orleans City Council to end per diem funding.