Charles Manson has died, age 83, "of natural causes." I'd like to know what they were specifically so that they could be given to the rest of the lifers on Death Row.
Some statistics to explain my desire to empty our prisons - via the needle.
2011 - California spent $9.6 billion (billion) on our prison system. This figure includes guard and prison personnel and worked out to $71,000 per year per prisoner.
In contrast, the State spent $6.7 billion on "higher education." Whose higher ed wasn't specified in the statistics I consulted. This equals $8,667 per year per student.
Manson went to the Grey Bar Hotel aged 35 and remained there for 48 years at an estimated cost of $50,000 per year for a grand total of $3,408,000 spent on Manson. As he was kept in solitary for most if not all of those years, the State saved $21,000 per year. Whee!
Apparently he didn't want a sex reassignment surgery - another savings because the great State of California would have paid for that, too.
We the taxpayers are getting stiffed every year when a simple rope or sufficient voltage to blow the prisoners underwear off or the gentle prick of a needle would save US money. Time to reconsider sending nothing but bleeding heart liberals to the House. After all, we vote - prisoners can't.
Although I did hear disquieting rumors that legislation is being prepared to let "convicted felons" vote in future. Pyschos and murderers, eat your hearts out. And maybe die from that. Fingers crossed.
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