1. Death Penalty
TIME found that, nationwide, the average cell cost is $24,000/yr. and the maximum-security cell cost is $75,000/yr (as of 12/95). ... The $34,200/yr. cell cost assumes that only 20% of the death penalty-equivalent life without parole cases would be in maximum security cost cells and that 80% of the death penalty-equivalent life without parole cases would be in average cost cells "a very conservative estimate. The $60,000/yr., for those on death row, assumes that such cells will average a cost equal to 80% of the $75,000/yr. for the most expensive maximum-security cells "a very h...
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