Operating costs averaged $22650 ($65/day) per inmate in fiscal year 2001 according to this report. It has much more info, tables by state and comparisons to amounts spent on health care, etc. Cost of incarcerating a US prisoner in secure custody in.
Insects can take the blame for some itchy blisters. Scabies are tiny mites that drill into your skin, sometimes leaving curved lines of blisters in their tracks. They often attack the hands, feet, wrists, and under the arms. Flea and bedbug bites can cause little blisters, too. The brown recluse spider has an extra-nasty bite that blisters before bursting to form a painful open sore. If that describes your blister, go to the doctor right away.
Many people get hives on their hands from the top to the palms of their hands. Hives on hands are itchy, red, raised welts on the surface of the skin that seem to appear out nowhere. They are usually brought on by an allergic reaction to something that has made contact with your hands.