October 21, 2009
Prison hospital to be built in Stockton
A major prison hospital, housing up to 1,734 inmates, is to be built in Stockton on the site of the currently abandoned Karl Holton Youth Correctional Facility that is on the grounds of the Northern California Youth Correctional Center.
Construction of the sub acute medical and mental health care facility is expected to cost $1.1 billion, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Work on the project is expected to begin next year, with completion in about 24 months. During the seven-month peak construction period, construction activities would require up to 1,700 construction workers per day…
LINK - CentralValleyBusinessTimes.com
For those of you interested in the math:
Proposed cost: $1,100,000,000
Proposed number of beds: 1,734
Cost per bed: $634,371.39 ($1,100,000,000 ÷ 1,734 = $634,371.39)
Really?
