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My view is that you jail for life the bad guys. Not because I don't want them to fry, but it would cost about 7 million less to just house them for life.
Until we bring down appeals cost it is cheaper by millions to house them.

There is another issue. I don't believe there is such a thing as life inprisonment in our country. Even Serhan Serhan (sp) and Manson are routinely brought before the board for release. There are govenors and presidents that provide pardons. We have about 18,000 murders per year and less than 100 executions. The problem is that the murderer gets out and victimizes again. I belive that cost to society may far exceed the $7 million.

How I wish there was some reliable data on repeat murderers that had already been caught once.

Godspeed, The Dilg

I think the price to kill a murderer is over $10,000,000.00.
The price to house them for life is about $3,000,000.00.

I think few if any real bad guys who get life are released. They would as you say, only kill again.