Cost of Prisons In this past decade the number of people put into prisons have risen higher then any other decade in the past, and with that the number of prisons has to increase to accommodate the number of prisoners. In the year 2000 the number of prisoners in Maryland will reach over 22.751. To keep a single prisoner in prison it cost $21,460.00 a year. Maryland has budget of $481,221,593.00 to spends on it¡¯s prisons, which is …showed first 75 words of 1397 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1397 total…people who are lost causes might not be worth spending the money on, yet the people who are innocent or truly made a huge mistake that ruined their whole life makes it worth while. Putting people to death or an accident they truly did not mean to do is a bit harsh. Taking a life for a life is not justice and I don¡¯t believe anyone has the right to take anyone¡¯s life.