I work at a max that has 2300-2400 inmates... Each inmate receives pay for what they do... School, work, anything,.. Minimum of 4 hours a day, maximum of 8 hours a day... In PA they range from 19-43 cents/hour... There are specialized joints that do laundry or other things and I heard they make more...
I don't have the figures of what we spend on medical- bit seeing as though we are the hepatitis center of the western region, I'm sure it's substantial...