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Lesson Plan: Paying for Crime

Key for Activity 4 Table: Prison Budgets

 

Expense Area Percent of Budget Degrees of Circle

New buildings

 6%

21.6

Employee salaries

 66.67% 240

Medical and dental

 12% 43.2

Food

 5% 18

Inmate programs

 6% 21.6

Utilities

 3.3% 11.88

Transportation/travel

 1% 3.6

TOTAL

 99.97% 359.88
     

 

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