The parallel line will have the same slope which is 5. The perpendicular line will have a slope of which is the negative reciprocal. To assist you in seeing this relationship, look at 5 as the fraction . Its negative reciprocal would then be .
The Source. Cost of incarceration in the U.S. more than $1 trillion. The cost of incarceration in the United States exceeds $1 trillion, or six percent of gross domestic product, and dwarfs the amount spent on corrections alone, finds a new study from Washington University in St. Louis.
each of the 32 state-run prisons operating during fiscal year 1996-97, as well as a statewide cost per inmate. Our calculation includes all operating and capital costs. We found that annual Audit Highlights . . . We found that the California Department of Corrections published annual incarceration costs Ã¾Of $21,012 are understated by $3,795 per inmate