-- On 4 Jul 2001, at 16:09, Sandy Sandfort wrote:
I'm sure that "cost-effectiveness" has a role to play here. I just don't agree that the cost savings of parole are all that big a factor. The US has more prisoners per capital than just about anyone
I am inclined to doubt this much touted statistic -- for example china is estimated to have executed a thousand people last month, not withstanding the fact that it is routinely claimed that the US leads the world in executions. There are more executions reported in a day in China than in a year in the US, and most go unreported. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG neI92PXMeEo+ptXtc+YRJz9i0lF53Zg8kfnOHDu/ 4uBqot95kQAC2bLElfCbSoo0OKuQMBfzYKirulFIW