Only SERIOUS answers please!!!
2007-02-16 06:05:18 · 12 answers · asked by chewymocah21 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
In the United states, in a State Prison
2007-02-16 06:32:07 · update #1
It depends on the state and the facility. In New Hampshire it costs $28,000 a year to house an inmate.
The funds goes to food, water, electricity, health & dental care, staff, etc. There is a lot of misconceptions of what tax-payer's money is being spent on. Most everything else is paid for by the inmates families.
2007-02-16 08:11:52 · answer #1 · answered by Erica, AKA Stretch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-11 02:03:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In MD, about $23,000 a year on average.
The State reimburses county jails $60 a day for inmates waiting to be transferred from county jail to State prison.
2007-02-16 07:48:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the state, services provided within the prison, and the prison itself.
On average it is approximately $20,000 but I have read some places it is as high as $45,000.
I am refering to the local/county prison...the guy above me is probably correct for the federal level.
2007-02-16 06:08:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the state, and the level of security.
In california, a maximum security prisoner costs about $75,000 per year. On death row, it goes up to $100K per year.
Federal prison is about $75K per year.
I think it is really sick and corrupt.
2007-02-16 06:08:25 · answer #5 · answered by Jack Chedeville 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You got some pretty serious answers so here is a wise crack one. It cost a hell of a lot more than a $1 bullet to the back of the head
2007-02-16 07:05:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The one i was in Ark. it was terrible i would say on a good day it might cost $20 a day but most days i would say around $10 a day for food...of course you know prisons charge much more than that after all they are making big bucks off locking people up
2007-02-16 06:15:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
i would guess similar to canada, one year one inmate housed in a federal insitution over 125 000 dollars considering the time used to house, move from appointment to appointment, take to court, cloth, house, feed and occassionally tear gas the range they live on when they get crazy. ching ching! I made over 100 000 dollars in 2006.
2007-02-16 07:21:05 · answer #8 · answered by DA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That will vary significantly by state. Did you have any one particular in mind?
2004 estimates for Federal offenders was $23,183.69
In NC it is average of $24,986
http://www.doc.state.nc.us/dop/cost/
2007-02-16 06:29:16 · answer #9 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too much. We should put them all insolitary and stop giving them things that they could have if they didn't break the law.
However, we should imprison the people that smoked pot. What a waste of taxpayer dollars. We should be imprisoning all the alcoholics......so somebody come and arrest me!!!
2007-02-16 06:08:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋