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.
Calculating Costs Per Inmate. According to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, the average annual cost of incarceration in Federal prisons in 2010 was $28,284 per inmate.That cost is reduced at the Federal Community Corrections Centers; in 2010 the annual cost was $25,838.ccording to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, the average annual cost of incarceration in Federal prisons in 2010 was $28,284 per inmate.