On Jul 11, 12:50 pm, "Joe Cilinceon" > wrote:
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
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> > Somewhat related: An author whose name I forget did interviews with
> > prisoners to get their views on homeowners being armed. Turns out they
> > were quite fearful of mistakenly burglarizing a house whose occupants were
> > home at the time. Perhaps someone has also interviewed criminals to find
> > out whether the death penalty mattered to them.
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> > I still don't believe it, though. Seems statistically "loose".
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> Economically it is cheaper to put a person in jail for life with no parole
> than put them to death. The average annual operating cost per inmate in the
> US is $22650. It can be as high as $30000 to as low as $14500 depending on
> the state. The average cost to put a person to death in California is about
> $250 Million per execution which is pretty close to a national average. The
> cost to house the prisoner is about the same but the legal fees involved are
> much higher due to the automatic appeal system.
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> Numbers for the Department of Prisons.
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> Joe Cilinceon

Maybe it depends on what state you are living.http://
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/COcosttestimony.pdf
North Carolina 2.16 million.
Dee Dee