Search results
17 kwi 2024 · Spending per prisoner varies more than tenfold across states, from just under $23,000 per person in Arkansas to $307,468 in Massachusetts. Spending in Massachusetts was more than double any other state; the median state spent $64,865 per prisoner for the year.
25 sty 2017 · In a first-of-its-kind report, the Prison Policy Initiative aggregates economic data to offer a big picture view of who pays for and who benefits from mass incarceration. The report, Following the Money of Mass Incarceration, and infographic are a first step toward better understanding who benefits from mass incarceration and who might be ...
4 paź 2023 · The states with the highest average annual costs per state prison inmate are New York ($69,000), California ($81,000), Connecticut ($60,000) and Massachusetts ($73,000). High costs are driven by large staffs, infrastructure expenses, inmate healthcare and correctional officer salaries and benefits.
What are the economic impacts and origins of mass incarceration? Do certain programs in prison affect people’s economic well-being after release? See the reports below to explore these questions and more. You can also see related research on our Poverty and Debt page. Key Statistics:
7 kwi 2021 · Economy Apr 7, 2021 5:18 PM EST. The U.S. spends $81 billion a year on mass incarceration, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and that figure might be an underestimate. In 2017, the...
25 sty 2017 · Private companies that supply goods to the prison commissary or provide telephone service for correctional facilities bring in almost as much money ($2.9 billion) as governments pay private companies ($3.9 billion) to operate private prisons.
9 cze 2024 · In this map, we illustrate the annual cost per prisoner across all U.S. states. It ranges from $23,000 to $307,000 per prisoner.
