How much does it cost to imprison a convicted criminal in the USA?

Question

In the UK the average cost is £37,000 (just under 70,000 US dollars).

thanks, but does anyone know the accurate figure?

Answer 1

The true figure is somewhere in the region of $50000 (from the USA Times newspaper). This figure is dependant on the prison type (a max-security prison is around $70000 per person), the state and the needs of the individual prisoner.
One prison warden claims that he runs the cheapest prison in the US, at a dollar a day per prisoner. The prison consists of a barbed wire and iron fence, with two small cabins as a hospital and reception/chapel. The prisoners themselves are placed in old army tents, and they go out during the day in chain gangs to clear woodland of rubbish or pick up litter.

Answer 2

Will i would say around 50.000 to much make them work 12 hr a day an feed them beans bread water that my keep them out of jail

Answer 3

oh $100 K easily