Roughly **** billion U.S. dollars was spent by state governments on corrections in the United States in 2022. This was an increase from the previous year, when billion U.S. dollars were spent by state governments on corrections.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (April 29, 2024). Total state expenditures on corrections in the United States from 1985 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/624443/state-expenditures-on-corrections-in-the-us/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Total state expenditures on corrections in the United States from 1985 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 29, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/624443/state-expenditures-on-corrections-in-the-us/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). Total state expenditures on corrections in the United States from 1985 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/624443/state-expenditures-on-corrections-in-the-us/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Total State Expenditures on Corrections in The United States from 1985 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Apr 2024, /statistics/624443/state-expenditures-on-corrections-in-the-us/
U.S. Census Bureau, Total state expenditures on corrections in the United States from 1985 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/624443/state-expenditures-on-corrections-in-the-us/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Total state expenditures on corrections in the United States from 1985 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, April 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/624443/state-expenditures-on-corrections-in-the-us/
