What's a day in jail worth?

This is more from the Kleiman book:

In 1974 the average burglary resulted in about four days behind bars (that's the average sentence adjusted by the chance of getting caught). The average 1974 burglary yielded about $320 (in today's dollars), which amounts to about $80 a day payment for time behind bars. Even forgetting about the fixed costs of getting a criminal record, or a longer criminal record, that screams out to me: "It isn't worth it!"

Today, for burglary, the average return per day in jail is $22. That is one reason why crime has gone down but the real question is why crime has not fallen even more.

How much would you have to be paid to spend a day in jail? I know, it depends on which jail. The median jail.

I believe that many burglars, especially repeat burglars, are deluded about their chances of eventually getting caught.