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Where Does $49,000 for Each Prisoner Go?

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Where Does $49,000 for Each Inmate Go? California spends four times as much per prisoner as Mississippi. Where does the money go?" July 21, 2008" The $49,000 Question California spends around $49,000 annually per adult inmate, nearly 4 times Mississippi, which spends $13,300. Where does the money go? A partial breakdown: Security $20,429 Medical services $7,669 Parole operations $4,436 Facility operations $3,938 Administration $2,871 Psychiatric services $1,403 Food $1,377 Education $687 Records $513 Vocational education $289 Inmate welfare fund $282 Clothing $152 Religion $53 Activities $23 Library $23 Transportation $15 Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; National Association of State Budget Officers This article has been made possible by the Foundation for National Progress, the Investigative Fund of Mother Jones, and gifts from generous readers like you...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 19, 2008 (boomark / email).