Could prison reform help our ailing economy?
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The global economic crisis may lead to the abolishment of one of the United States most controversial punishments- the death penalty. Many states are considering the move as a way of reducing expenditure. In Kansas a death penalty case – from prosecution, confinement on death row and execution – can cost over one million dollars per prisoner. So is reform within our own system of prisons a viable way to save money during the economic crisis?
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