(October 24, 2013 at 1:36 am)Sejanus Wrote: I don't have any numbers to support this, but wouldn't killing people who have been sentenced to life in prison be more cost effective than supporting them to old age with food, shelter, medication, entertainment (tvs) etc? just a thought.
I would think so, but I recall seeing some numbers by the news network "The Young Turks" on YouTube that indicated that at least how it was implemented in much of California, no. Because it's not as simple as "Well, you've been sentenced to death. We'll inject you with poison tomorrow". There's a long waiting process, procuring the toxins in questions, housing the criminals in the mean time, and keeping enough of the needed materials in the proper conditions until they're needed.
