map of the united states showing which prison systems charge medical copays greater than one week's wages, those that charge copays less than one week's wages, and those with no copays

Data Source: Calculated by the Prison Policy Initiative based on previously published prison medical "copay" data and prison wage data. (Graph: Emily Widra, 2025)

This graph originally appeared in Policies for waiving medical copays in prisons are not enough to undo the harm caused by charging incarcerated people for health care access.

For prison medical "copay" information by state, see this briefing's appendix table.

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