How much does it cost per year to keep an inmate on Death Row?

Question

How much does it cost per year to keep an inmate on Death Row?

Answer 1

i think it's around 50,000

this probably varies, i know it took millions to put some people on death row.. for the trial etc.. the cheap part is housing them after.

i think it's around 50k per every inmate.. since the guard to prisoner ratio and the solitary nature of the death row inmates is more resource intensive... it probably costs a bit more.

america is a prison state.. with 2? percent of our population incarcerated..

it's time to de criminalize drugs and put the corporate criminals in jail instead.  

Answer 2

Much more than one family might make per year.

Answer 3

It's about $50K to keep a regular prisoner in the general population.

I think death row inmates are about twice that - $100K.

I heard somewhere that, on average, it costs the State $2 million to execute a prisoner, with all the appeals and such.