State spends about the same for prisons and debt service
Georgia borrows money to do things like build university buildings – and it pays back the money over time as debt service. That costs about $1.23 billion per year, almost what the state spends on prisons.
A bar graph shows Georgia's top state spending categories. Two bars are highlighted that show the corrections department and debt service. Georgia borrows money to do things like build university buildings – and it pays back the money over time as debt service. That costs about $1.23 billion per year, close to the state's budget of $1.28 billion on prisons.