Okay, $126,800,000 is chump change in DC. But that's what it's costing us taxpayers this year. Since there are only 171 prisoners, the per capita cost per year is $800,000. It costs less than $30,000 to maintain a prisoner in a U.S. jail.One of the reasons for the high cost is that the 1,850 captors are being paid as though they were in combat.
Now, since Guantanamo has been operating for a while things must be replaced. The guard force commander needs new headquarters ($750,000). New computers would improve administrations ($2,000,000 under a noncompetitive contract). The base school for families of the troops educates 247 kids.
We do care for the prisoners. The prison hospital needs to be replaced ($750,000) and upgraded (cost unknown). The prisoners need laptops, television sets, library, soccer fields. The cost of food for a prisoner is $38.45 a day.
We have a reasonable idea of the cost of Guantanamo. What are the benefits?
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