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Check this link! It shows how much each US state spends on its prison system. Just click on your state & see.



Check a few states first, then click Oregon.

Ohio

- In 2007, 50,730 people were behind bars in Ohio, representing a 3.2% increase over the previous year.

- Ohio spent $1.766 billion in fiscal year 2007 on corrections.

- For every dollar spent on higher education, Ohio spent 69 cents on corrections.

West Virginia

- In 2007, 6,056 people were behind bars in West Virginia, representing a 5.6% increase over the previous year.

- West Virginia spent $171 million in fiscal year 2007 on corrections.

- For every dollar spent on higher education, West Virginia spent 36 cents on corrections.

36 cents on education. Disgusting!

Well, I am sure the dollar per prisoner is higher up here, though it is only relative. But, what I can't understand is why we have prisoners who have murdered - walking out in minimum security prisons. Whats up with that? We have had two I believe in the last 2 weeks, so it goes to show how much they spend here. I don't know myself, but if your in for murder, should you not be in the "Big House"? where ever the hell that is, who knows?:-5

In 2007, 2,991 people were behind bars in New Hampshire, representing a 6.6% increase drop over the previous year.

- New Hampshire spent $92 million in fiscal year 2007 on corrections.

- For every dollar spent on higher education, New Hampshire spent 73 cents on corrections.



I think they are all in jail for littering...........or jaywalking........or paddling a canoe backwards.:-3..............this may or may not make me a bit nervous depending on if my lawnmower starts this year.

Now that I think about it ...........I believe more is spent on criminals per person than I make each year.............I see something wrong here. wait

92 million divided by 2,991 .............wait





It will come to me................













Hey! WTH!!!!!!

[QUOTE=librtyhead;861870]In 2007, 2,991 people were behind bars in New Hampshire, representing a 6.6% increase drop over the previous year.

- New Hampshire spent $92 million in fiscal year 2007 on corrections.

- For every dollar spent on higher education, New Hampshire spent 73 cents on corrections.



I think they are all in jail for littering...........or jaywalking........or paddling a canoe backwards.:-3..............this may or may not make me a bit nervous depending on if my lawnmower starts this year.

Now that I think about it ...........I believe more is spent on criminals per person than I make each year.............I see something wrong here. wait

92 million divided by 2,991 .............wait





It will come to me................











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Hey! WTH!!!!!![/

NO - it is more like WTF?

WOW

AZ spends 895 million

37,800 representing 5.3 % increase from 2007AZ also accepts prisoners from other states -

State of Hawaii doesn't have the space to build a prison - Hawaii has thousands in AZ prisons..

AZ is exploding - will be the next LA



Amazing how much some states have dropped from last year

Patsy

DROPPED! WOO HOO!

I wonder, though, if it could be that tuna we bought from Walmart who go it from China? :-3

Either way. .. . who cares? We dropped!

Jester;863467 wrote: C'mon, how much can rope cost?



I can cut the budget in most states by 90%.



All criminals convicted of a violent crime, get hanged by the neck till dead.
Welllllll, there's the government contract that has to be written up, complete with detailed specs of size, strength, & makeup of the rope; the manufacture itself, with the plant submitting to periodic background check to make sure that the legal-to-illegal alien -- damn :yh_doh -- documented-to-undocumented immigrant ratio matches that of the surounding community (to satisfy the Equal Opportunity Act); the testing process, which of course includes stringent studies to verify the fibers won't cause too much pain; the extra round of appeals to challenge why the convict, er, accused, should be hung rather than some other technique; not to mention delays of appeal to prepare a fresh defense; oh and overhead ..... The first rope shouldn't be more than, say $16-18 mil. :yh_glasse