There is no ability or flexibility at all to be able to deal with it. The Federal Bureau of Prisons estimates it costs $67 a day for each person in jail. Estimates are it costs $90 per day to detain an immigrant. Right now each immigrant spends an average of 42.5 days in detention prior to deportation. at an average cost of $3.825. Senator GRAHAMs 60day mandatory minimum for illegal reentry would increase the total spent in detention by 17.5 days. which increases the cost of detention per immigrant to $5.400. These increased costs couldnt be avoided because the mandatory minimum wont let the judge give any defendant a lower sentence regardless of the facts. This is a major problem with the mandatory. and this amendment would be a costly mistake.
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