The average cost for incarceration for 2004-05 was $87,919. I don't have the per diem cost; we just do the annual cost. To give you a quick breakdown, for maximum security it was $113,591; medium security was $75,661; minimum security was $83,643; women's facility was $166,642; and in our community correctional centres it was $49,043. The average cost for an individual under parole is about $19,113. The average community supervision cost is about $20,320.
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