I been thinking about how you were saying it takes like 60k a prisoner per year, well, more about the cost than what you said, lol. I know ive seen that number b4 as well from more than a few places. Around here i think its like 40-50k a year and im sure it varies from place to place but that got me to thinking, I live on 12,000-15,000 a year. I have to pay rent of 300 a month and a few other bills and i dont live a life of luxury by any means, but im comfortable and am satisfied with what i have. more would always be better of course but i cant complain. Well, anyway. My point is-how the fuck can it cost them that much to keep someone in a cell or in the prison in general 50k a year? death penaly cases are much worse though, on average they have twice as much spent on them per year. thats a big part of why i feel we need to set up a special court solely for death penalty appeals and that. average guy sits 15-20 yrs, thats 2 million dollars for just one person. My state doesnt have the death penalty, but no wonder why we have these prison budget issues and overcrowding. i think it must be very inneffecient w/the money for normal inmates as well.
