Canada Paying Nearly $222K per Year for Each Maximum Security Inmate

The yearly expense for each maximum security prisoner has increased by 27 percent since 2019, according to a report by Correctional Service Canada.

A Correctional Services Canada sign near Montreal in a file photo. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press

Keeping federal prisoners in a maximum security penitentiary now averages nearly $222,000 per year per inmate, making Canada’s prison system one of the most expensive in the world, according to new documents.

The figures were outlined in a Correctional Service Canada (CSC) report submitted to the Senate national finance committee, which was first obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter.