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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds I did a bit more research and it turns out you guys were right that it is averaged at about 2 million per prisoner execution. Hopefully that is a fact.
The average costs to prison someone is $40,000-45,000 a year. So it would take around 45-50 years to be at the same costs to execute someone. Maybe I should do some more research and grab the average aged person sitting in jail for life and estimate if they would indeed live 40+ years. | I basically posted the same numbers. thenewnoise posted stats to the same effect as well. The averages vary from state to state, that's the only thing to keep in mind. Quote: |
Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds You can hear me talk about money when it comes to taxing the hell out of everything. However, when it comes down to something like murder...money shouldn't be the issue. (kinda get my drift?) | Ok...you make no point here. It's still millions of dollars in taxpayers' money being wasted. But it don't take much to get me by
So just booze me up and get me high
Ween |