Housing prisoners for their lifetimes is a HUGE part of our economy in Wisconsin. Our Supermax prisons are second to none.
We may not have the Death Penalty, BUT - you can easily be ‘Dahmerized’ in our prisons if the other fine, upstanding criminals feel your misdeeds egregious enough.
So, we’ve got THAT going for us. ;)
Georgia executes people
I lived in Michigan, which abolished the death penalty in 1846.
We had some of the biggest friggin’ prisons you had ever seen.
Could not drive more than fifteen miles in any direction without encountering this sign:
“Prison Area: Do Not Pick-Up Hitchhikers!”
They just hang themselves or trip over a mop, in MA.
My son in law has a brother who is a max security guard. From the stories he tells, life without parole has people killing themselves more often than you imagine.