What prisons costs per inmate in different countries
| state | Annual per prisoner: |
|---|---|
| Ohio | $25 814 |
| West Virginia | $26 498 |
| Mchigan | $28 117 |
| Utah | $29,349 |
| North Carolina | $29 965 |
| Montana | $30 227 |
| Colorado | $30 374 |
| Iowa | $32 925 |
| Delaware | $32 967 |
| New Hampshire | $34 080 |
| Nebraska | $35 950 |
| Wisconsin | $37 994 |
| Illinois | $38 268 |
| Maryland | $38 383 |
| North Dakota | $39 271 |
| Minnesota | $41 364 |
| Pennsylvania | $42 339 |
| Maine | $46 404 |
| Washington | $46 897 |
| California | $47 421 |
| Rhode Island | $49 133 |
| Vermont | $49 502 |
| Connecticut | $50 262 |
| New Jersey | $54 865 |
| New York | $60 076 |
| US federal Supermax prison (Florence, CO)[link] | $78 000 |
| Guantanamo Bay Prison Facility[link] | $10 000 000 |
[link] Average price of keeping someone in prison in Europe is €103 per inmate per day
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| country | Cost per prisoner per day |
|---|---|
| San Marino | €750 |
| Sweden | €621 |
| Norway | €277 |
| Liechtenstein | €230 |
| Holland | €202 |
| Luxembourg | €189 |
| Denmark | €183 |
| Ireland | €179 |
| Finland | €162 |
| Andorra | €158 |
| Iceland | €140 |
| Spain : | €65 |
| Bulgaria | €3 |
| Ukraine | €3 |
| Greece | €3 |
| England and Wales | £87 or €117 |
| Russia | €2.1 |
| South Africa[link] | 350 Rand or €25 |
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Chinese prisons are to weird to just slap a number on. They range from luxorious hotels for party members to rummors of charging family members for the bullet after executions.
See also:
Number of prisoners by country
The one that surprises me is South Africa, wouldn't have thought they'd spend so much on prisoners. Of course I think this includes logistics, guards etc. I looked my country Honduras up, all I could find is they spend about $0.60 a day for food on prisoners, so I guess these guys must go hungry most of the time.
I never get why the prisons are mostly in the same country. We could just outsource it to some 3rd world country, have our prisoners taken care of by western standards and contribute to the local economy. It would be dramatically cheaper.
Cool post! I'll look at some of your other post probably tomorrow.