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What do we spend on prisons?

The Department of Corrections appropriation is $1.19 billion this year, rising to $1.27 billion in the budget just enacted.

FACT JBC Appropriations Report FY 2025-26; 2026-27 Long Bill

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Data as of 10 September 2026.

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What do we spend on prisons? — The Department of Corrections appropriation is $1.19 billion this year, rising to $1.27 billion in the budget just enacted.