Le vendredi 24 Novembre 2006 10:44, keith_w a écrit :
> James N. McBride wrote:
> > I saw these figures several years ago. In the US it costs an average of
> > $648,000 to incarcerate a person for life. An execution costs an average
> > of $1,600,000.
>
> Just to terminate the life of a prisoner? Why ever? That seems a bit
> over the top, doesn't it?
I bet it includes everything needed to keep the prisonner alive during the
course of all the trials, up to the supreme court.
> Hard to imagine how anyone could justify such costs!
If you were on the wrong side of the bench, I bet you'd think it quite normal
to be subjected to a complete due process.
--
Manuel Viet
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