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Grojlach · 01-15-2002, 03:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MILAMBER:

How does an electric chair execution cost more then a life in prison? Did you know that it costs almost $60,000 per year to keep inmates in prison?

Read this article. A quote from it: "In Texas, a death penalty case costs taxpayers an average of 2.3 million, about three times the cost of imprisoning someone in a single cell at the highest security level for 40 years."
Take your conclusions.

EDIT: Oh, and I understand your confusion... I wrote the electrical chair costs more than a lifetime jail sentence, but I meant the whole process of capital punishment on the whole, including extremely expensive trials to prove for 100% someone is guilty or not.
Sorry about that.

[ 01-15-2002: Message edited by: Grojlach ]

01-15-2002, 03:54 PM	#42
Grojlach Zartan Join Date: May 2, 2001 Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Age: 44 Posts: 5,281	quote: Originally posted by MILAMBER: How does an electric chair execution cost more then a life in prison? Did you know that it costs almost $60,000 per year to keep inmates in prison? Read this article. A quote from it: "In Texas, a death penalty case costs taxpayers an average of 2.3 million, about three times the cost of imprisoning someone in a single cell at the highest security level for 40 years." Take your conclusions. EDIT: Oh, and I understand your confusion... I wrote the electrical chair costs more than a lifetime jail sentence, but I meant the whole process of capital punishment on the whole, including extremely expensive trials to prove for 100% someone is guilty or not. Sorry about that. [ 01-15-2002: Message edited by: Grojlach ] __________________ [url]\"http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/Grobbel/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://www.denness.net/rpi/username/Grobbel\" alt=\" - \" /></a>