Federal Prison System Operating Cost Per Inmate  

Federal Prison System Cost Per Inmate Area Chart Budget for Fiscal Years 1975 to 2003. 3 Graphical areas to include actual dollars d

FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM- SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1975 - 2003
FISCAL YEAR AVERAGE
DAILY
POPULATION
IN FPS
FACILITIES		 AVERAGE
DAILY
POPULATION
IN CONTRACT
FACILITIES		 TOTAL
AVERAGE
DAILY
POPULATION		 S&E
BUDGET
(Millions)		 ANNUAL
COST
PER
INMATE		 CPI
INDEXED
TO 1993		 COST PER
INMATE
IN 1993 $		 COST PER
INMATE
REAL
PERCENT
GROWTH
FROM 1993		 COST PER
INMATE
APPARENT
PERCENT
GROWTH
FROM 1993
                           
1975   23,034   1,826   24,860   $182.3 $7,333 37.4 $19,605 -8.1 -65.6
1976   24,967   1,979   26,946   214.4 7,957 39.6 20,112 -5.7 -62.7
1977   29,006   2,848   31,854   241.7 7,588 42.1 18,017 -15.5 -64.4
1978   29,347   3,008   32,355   269.6 8,333 45.3 18,379 -13.8 -60.9
1979   26,077   3,830   29,907   303.5 10,148 50.4 20,118 -5.7 -52.4
1980   23,918   3,134   27,052   317.4 11,733 57.3 20,489 -3.9 -45.0
1981   24,932   2,804   27,736   341.9 12,327 63.2 19,503 -8.6 -42.2
1982   27,730   1,918   29,648   366.8 12,372 67.1 18,443 -13.5 -42.0
1983   29,178   2,752   31,930   401.2 12,565 69.2 18,148 -14.9 -41.1
1984   31,394   3,321   34,715   447.6 12,894 72.2 17,862 -16.3 -39.6
1985   33,834   3,855   37,689   522.9 13,874 74.8 18,558 -13.0 -35.0
1986   39,008   4,499   43,507   551.0 12,665 76.2 16,621 -22.1 -40.6
1987   42,627   4,926   47,553   647.8 13,623 79.0 17,248 -19.1 -36.1
1988   43,835   6,201   50,036   762.4 15,237 82.1 18,550 -13.0 -28.6
1989   47,804   6,968   54,772   952.4 17,389 85.9 20,238 -5.1 -18.5
1990   55,407   6,516   61,923   1,128.8 18,229 91.2 19,996 -6.3 -14.5
1991   61,224   6,797   68,021   1,353.6 19,900 94.5 21,050 -1.3 -6.7
1992   67,401   7,968   75,369   1,638.9 21,745 97.4 22,332 4.7 1.9
1993   75,234   8,362   83,596   1,783.2 21,331 100.0 21,331 0.0 0.0
1994   82,825   8,621   91,446   1,952.4 21,350 103.0 20,728 -2.8 0.1
1995 N 88,005   10,055 # 98,060 # 2,319.7 23,656 105.6 22,407 5.0 10.9
1996 V 92,427   10,850   103,277   2,546.9 24,661 108.7 22,678 6.3 15.6
1997 V 97,893   10,973   108,866   2,748.4 25,246 111.1 22,717 6.5 18.4
1998 V 104,649   12,654   117,303   2,842.1 24,229 112.8 21,479 0.7 13.6
1999 V 112,751   15,252   128,003   2,847.8 22,248 115.7 19,223 -9.9 4.3
2000 V 121,428   17,980   139,408   3,110.6 22,313 119.8 18,627 -12.7 4.6
2001   127,944   22,905   150,849   3,469.7 23,001 122.9 18,715 -12.3 7.8
2002   132,529 * 26,713 * 159,242 * 3,808.6 23,917 125.1 19,117 -10.4 12.1
2003 W/O FRHB   138,275 * 27,893 * 166,168 * 4,081.8 24,564 127.9 19,211 -9.9 15.2
2003 W/ FRHB   138,275 * 27,893 * 166,168 * 4,208.5 25,327 127.9 19,802 -7.2 18.7
 
Footnote:
* Estimated
# Includes 490 in the Mariel Cuban Outplacement Program for which FPS assumed responsibility in 1995.
N Beginning in 1995 the Salaries & Expenses Appropriation includes the positions and funding for the National Institute for Corrections.
V Includes positions and dollars from the Violent Crime Reduction Programs. See page 126 for details.
   
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FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM- SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1975 - 2003
FISCAL
YEAR		 AVERAGE
DAILY
POPULATION
IN FPS
FACILITIES		 AVERAGE
DAILY
POPULATION
IN CONTRACT
FACILITIES		 TOTAL
AVERAGE
DAILY
POPULATION		 S&E
BUDGET
(Millions)		 ANNUAL
COST
PER
INMATE		 CPI
INDEXED
TO 1989		 COST PER
INMATE
IN 1989 $		 COST PER
INMATE
REAL
PERCENT
GROWTH
FROM 1989		 COST PER
INMATE
APPARENT
PERCENT
GROWTH
FROM 1989
                           
1975   23,034   1,826   24,860   $182.3 $7,333 43.5 $16,845 -3.1 -57.8
1976   24,967   1,979   26,946   214.4 7,957 46.0 17,281 -0.6 -54.2
1977   29,006   2,848   31,854   241.7 7,588 49.0 15,481 -11.0 -56.4
1978   29,347   3,008   32,355   269.6 8,333 52.8 15,791 -9.2 -52.1
1979   26,077   3,830   29,907   303.5 10,148 58.7 17,285 -0.6 -41.6
1980   23,918   3,134   27,052   317.4 11,733 66.6 17,604 1.2 -32.5
1981   24,932   2,804   27,736   341.9 12,327 73.6 16,757 -3.6 -29.1
1982   27,730   1,918   29,648   366.8 12,372 78.1 15,847 -8.9 -28.9
1983   29,178   2,752   31,930   401.2 12,565 80.6 15,593 -10.3 -27.7
1984   31,394   3,321   34,715   447.6 12,894 84.0 15,347 -11.7 -25.9
1985   33,834   3,855   37,689   522.9 13,874 87.0 15,945 -8.3 -20.2
1986   39,008   4,499   43,507   551.0 12,665 88.7 14,281 -17.9 -27.2
1987   42,627   4,926   47,553   647.8 13,623 91.9 14,819 -14.8 -21.7
1988   43,835   6,201   50,036   762.4 15,237 95.6 15,938 -8.3 -12.4
1989   47,804   6,968   54,772   952.4 17,389 100.0 17,389 0.0 0.0
1990   55,407   6,516   61,923   1,128.8 18,229 106.1 17,181 -1.2 4.8
1991   61,224   6,797   68,021   1,353.6 19,900 110.0 18,087 4.0 14.4
1992   67,401   7,968   75,369   1,638.9 21,745 113.3 19,188 10.3 25.1
1993   75,234   8,362   83,596   1,783.2 21,331 116.4 18,328 5.4 22.7
1994   82,825   8,621   91,446   1,952.4 21,350 119.9 17,810 2.4 22.8
1995 N 88,005   10,055 # 98,060 # 2,319.7 23,656 122.9 19,252 10.7 36.0
1996 V 92,427   10,850   103,277   2,546.9 24,661 126.6 19,485 12.1 41.8
1997 V 97,893   10,973   108,866   2,748.4 25,246 129.3 19,518 12.2 45.2
1998 V 104,649   12,654   117,303   2,842.1 24,229 131.3 18,455 6.1 39.3
1999 V 112,751   15,252   128,003   2,847.8 22,248 134.7 16,517 -5.0 27.9
2000 V 121,428   17,980   139,408   3,110.6 22,313 139.4 16,005 -8.0 28.3
2001   127,944   22,905   150,849   3,469.7 23,001 143.0 16,080 -7.5 32.3
2002   132,529 * 26,713 * 159,242 * 3,808.6 23,917 145.6 16,425 -5.5 37.5
2003 W/O FRHB   138,275 * 27,893 * 166,168 * 4,081.8 24,564 148.8 16,506 -5.1 41.3
2003 W/ FRHB   138,275 * 27,893 * 166,168 * 4,208.5 25,327 148.8 17,021 -2.1 45.6
 
Footnote:
* Estimated
# Includes 490 in the Mariel Cuban Outplacement Program for which FPS assumed responsibility in 1995.
N Beginning in 1995 the Salaries & Expenses Appropriation includes the positions and funding for the National Institute for Corrections.
V Includes positions and dollars from the Violent Crime Reduction Programs. See page 126 for details.
   
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