State Corrections Expenditures, FY 1982-2010
The Bureau of Justice Statisticss State Corrections Expenditures report for the fiscal years 1982-2010 breaks down states corrections expenditures into categories such as prison medical expenditures, per capita calculations, and prisoner statistics. Statistician Tracey Kyckelhahn found that states spent about $48.5 billion on corrections in 2010, a decline of 5.6% from 2009.
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