Report: NYC spent $167,000 per inmate last year
The cost of housing New York City’s inmates last year was $167,000 per inmate.
That’s according to the Independent Budget Office’s first-ever study of the city’s jails. More than 12,000 inmates were jailed on an average day.
The IBO says that the average annual cost per inmate covers additional expenses such as staff salaries, fringe benefits, facility maintenance and capital expenditures.