On-site deployment typically requires providers to pay for ongoing costs to support and manage on-site data servers. The following chart from the Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption provides estimated average upfront cost, yearly cost, and five year total cost of ownership (TCO) for on-site and SaaS. deployment.
Regional jails provide a savings in both construction and operation and are designed with modern correctional features that the aging city jails lack. That the new jails will be filled to capacity as soon as they open is a symptom of the difficulty of keeping pace with an expanding criminal population.
Although the terms âjailâ and âprisonâ are sometimes used interchangeably, most members of law enforcement distinguish between the two. Primarily, the difference is that a jail is used by local jurisdictions such as counties and cities to confine people for short periods of time. A prison, or penitentiary, is administered by the state, and is used to house convicted criminals for periods of much longer duration. Both are part of a larger penal system which includes other aspects of criminal justice such as courts, law enforcement, and crime labs.