amount of money spent per prisoner
Report Abuse. The average amount of money spent per inmate is $143,000 per year. About $90,000 of that is spent on programs to educate them and make them more productive members of society.The remaining $53,000 is spent on medical, food, utilities, and things like prison property taxes, gym equipment, etc.This costs the average tax payer $893 per year.bout $90,000 of that is spent on programs to educate them and make them more productive members of society. The remaining $53,000 is spent on medical, food, utilities, and things like prison property taxes, gym equipment, etc. This costs the average tax payer $893 per year.