The city’s Department of Correction budget has increased by 44% in the last decade to $1.36 billion despite the inmate population declining to its lowest point in more than 30 years, according to a report issued Wednesday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer. The report showed the department spent $143,130 on each inmate at the 12 city jail complexes in fiscal 2017 compared with $67,565 in fiscal year 2007. During that time, the average daily inmate population declined from 13,987 to 9,500—a 34-year-low.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 14, 2017 22:41 UTC