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“Last year, inmates served 79,726 dead days at a cost of $143 per person per day in 2015. In other words, people spent 218 years’ worth of unnecessary time in jail at a cost of $11 million to taxpayers.” The Daily Beast on the time served by Chicago inmates before they ever get to trial. The period can often be longer than the maximum potential sentence even if they’re ultimately found guilty.