Federal Government Announces Average Cost of Incarceration for FY 2015

Summary

The federal government has released the average cost of incarceration for Federal inmates in Fiscal Year 2015, with a daily rate of $87.61 and an annual cost of $31,977.65. This figure is based on data from Residential Re-entry Centers and reflects the average annual cost to confine an inmate in these facilities, which was $26,082.90 per year.