Here’s the underlying source: https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/comptroller-stringer-cost-of-incarceration-per-person-in-new-york-city-skyrockets-to-all-time

Here’s the underlying source: https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/comptroller-stringer-cost-of-incarceration-per-person-in-new-york-city-skyrockets-to-all-time-high-2/ https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/comptroller-stringer-co... It’s still not very clear in breaking down the cost, but I suspect it has to do with increasing amounts of violent incidents and related tort claims. That increase is a broader pattern across the NYC Department of Corrections, with per capita assaults on staff quintupling over 10 years: https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/nyc-department-of-correction/ https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/nyc-department-of-correc...