In addition to staffing that other people mentioned, your town isn’t paying for the jail up front. They are issue a decades-long bond and paying off construction over 30+ years.
Edit: then after the bond is paid off, they sneakily move the tax to a general fund for other services
The people who complain the loudest about moderation often did something terrible
Copy and paste your comments, word for word. Edit: better yet, link to the modlog