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Average Annual Cost Per Inmate: $38,268. Average Daily Inmate Population: 45,551. During his first year in office, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner started an initiative in 2015 to reduce Illinoisâ prison population by 25 percent by 2025.
The average inmate age is 44, the highest in the state system. The average annual cost to house, feed and care for a state prison inmate is $32,986, which includes $4,737 for health care, Department of Corrections spokeswoman Susan Bensinger said.