The cost per inmate is up 91%, with average medical spending more than doubled

bar chart of changes in per capita cost and average medical spending in California from fiscal year 2015-16 to 2024-25
Years are fiscal years. 2024-25 figures are projections. Average medical spending per inmate is calculated by dividing total departmental medicine spending by the average daily population.
Chart: Zoe Manzanetti, Governing via Erica Yee, CalMattersSource: Enacted state budgets and governor's proposed 2024-25 budgetEmbedCreated with Datawrapper