# 2026-22340: Federal Bureaucracy Puts a $130 Daily Price Tag on Prison

2026-22340, Annual Determination of Average Cost of Incarceration Fee (COIF), is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department, Prisons Bureau published 2026-11-02, effective 2026-11-02 (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22340
- Title: Annual Determination of Average Cost of Incarceration Fee (COIF)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department; Prisons Bureau
- Citation: 91 FR 68984
- Published: 2026-11-02
- Effective: 2026-11-02
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

Federal Bureaucracy Puts a $130 Daily Price Tag on Prison

## Summary

Starting November 2, 2026, the government sets the average cost to keep a federal inmate locked up for FY 2025. It costs about $47,564 a year (or $130 a day) for inmates in prisons and $43,499 a year (or $119 a day) for those in halfway houses. This update affects federal inmates and helps cover the real expenses of incarceration.

## Abstract

This Notice publishes the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Cost of Incarceration Fee (COIF) for Federal inmates.

## Effects PRIA read

- Federal prison COIF amount: cost, high. If you are a Federal inmate housed in a Bureau or non-Bureau prison for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, the published Cost of Incarceration Fee (COIF) is $47,564 per year, which is $130.31 per day. This determination is effective November 2, 2026.
- Residential reentry center COIF amount: cost, high. If you are a Federal inmate housed in a Residential Reentry Center (halfway house) for FY 2025, the published Cost of Incarceration Fee (COIF) is $43,499 per year, which is $119.18 per day. This determination is effective November 2, 2026.

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## Sources
- [2026-22340 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/02/2026-22340/annual-determination-of-average-cost-of-incarceration-fee-coif)
- [2026-22340 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-02/pdf/2026-22340.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22340 (as of 2026-11-04).