It costs approximately $90,000 more a year to house an inmate on death row, than in the general prison population or $57.5 million annually. The Attorney General devotes about 15% of his budget, or $11 million annually to death penalty cases.
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Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: The cost of keeping a prisoner locked up in a U. S. prison, on average, is more than it costs for most college students in tuition for a year. It is reported that it runs anywhere from $15,000 to $18,000 a year for a prison inmate.
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With 11 executions spread over 27 years, on a per execution basis, California and federal taxpayers have paid more than $250 million for each execution. It costs approximately $90,000 more a year to house an inmate on death row, than in the general prison population or $57.5 million annually.
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1 It costs an average of about $47,000 per year to incarcerate an inmate in prison in California. 2  Over two-thirds of these costs are for security and inmate health care. 3  Since 2000-01, the average annual cost has increased by about $19,500.
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Every year that an inmate spends in prison costs $22,000. An individual sentenced to five years for a $300 theft costs the public more than $100,000. The cost of a life term averages $1.5 million.
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At least 15% of the prisoners in 20 states are 50 or older, according to the ACLU report. In West Virginia, 20% were at least 50. The costs of confining such prisoners are about double — $68,270 per year — the $34,135 annual cost for the average younger inmate.
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Every year that an inmate spends in prison costs $22,000. An individual sentenced to five years for a $300 theft costs the public more than $100,000. The cost of a life term averages $1.5 million. States are spending more money on prisons than education.
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Total. $47,102. 1  It costs an average of about $47,000 per year to incarcerate an inmate in prison in California. 2  Over two-thirds of these costs are for security and inmate health care. 3  Since 2000-01, the average annual cost has increased by about $19,500.
http://www.lao.ca.gov/PolicyAreas/CJ/6_cj_inmatecost
1 It costs an average of about $47,000 per year to incarcerate an inmate in prison in California. 2  Over two-thirds of these costs are for security and inmate health care. 3  Since 2000-01, the average annual cost has increased by about $19,500. 4  This includes an increase of $8,300 for inmate health care and $7,100 for security.
http://www.lao.ca.gov/PolicyAreas/CJ/6_cj_inmatecost
$116. Total. $47,102. 1  It costs an average of about $47,000 per year to incarcerate an inmate in prison in California. 2  Over two-thirds of these costs are for security and inmate health care. 3  Since 2000-01, the average annual cost has increased by about $19,500.
http://www.lao.ca.gov/PolicyAreas/CJ/6_cj_inmatecost
cost to keep prisoner in jail for life
The cost to keep a prisoner in a jail for life is $22,000. The cost is $22,000 to keep prisoner in jail for life.