Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 09, 2026

Title 28 - Judicial Administration last revised: Jul 03, 2025
§ 505.2 - Annual determination of average cost of incarceration.

Pursuant to 28 CFR 0.96c, the Bureau of Prisons staff is responsible for calculating the annual average cost of incarceration. This calculation is reviewed annually and the revised figure is published as a notice in the Federal Register.

source: 64 FR 43881, Aug. 11, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 28 CFR 505.2