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by usethis 3503 days ago
The yearly cost of a US prisoner is $47,000 [1]. I am sure this is a whole lot more than society is willing to invest in the person outside of prison.

http://www.lao.ca.gov/PolicyAreas/CJ/6_cj_inmatecost
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wu-ikkyu 3503 days ago
Anyone can get a basic income for life in the US, you just have to take someone else's life first.
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pbhjpbhj 3503 days ago
Is that the cost or the price? Security + healthcare amount to two-thirds - seems like that's the bit where you'd hide the profit for private enterprises?

What sort of bank do prison owning CEOs make?

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