State Expenditure Per Prisoner

The map shows the amount each state spends annually per prisoner. Sourced spending data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances (last updated in June 2023) & prison population data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (last updated November 2023)

With an expense of $307,000/prisoner, the state of Massachusetts spends the most.
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