The parallel line will have the same slope which is 5. The perpendicular line will have a slope of which is the negative reciprocal. To assist you in seeing this relationship, look at 5 as the fraction . Its negative reciprocal would then be .
The Source. Cost of incarceration in the U.S. more than $1 trillion. The cost of incarceration in the United States exceeds $1 trillion, or six percent of gross domestic product, and dwarfs the amount spent on corrections alone, finds a new study from Washington University in St. Louis.
Total. $47,102. 1  It costs an average of about $47,000 per year to incarcerate an inmate in prison in California. 2  Over two-thirds of these costs are for security and inmate health care. 3  Since 2000-01, the average annual cost has increased by about $19,500.