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The cost of imprisoning each of California’s 130,000 inmates is expected to reach a record $75,560 in the next year A guard watches prisoners being escorted across the yard at San Quentin State Prison. A guard watches prisoners being escorted across the yard at San Quentin State Prison. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) HOW MUCH? More than tuition at Harvard University That’s enough to cover the annual cost of attending Harvard University and still have plenty left over for pizza and beer Gov. Jerry Brown’s spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1 includes a record $11.4...