tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18335846.post7071880224755720089..comments2024-01-07T22:12:48.097-05:00Comments on On the road (to abolition): Reflecting on a Tragedytcaskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16426653143463528003noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18335846.post-91923229321311816912009-09-13T19:16:33.419-05:002009-09-13T19:16:33.419-05:00I believe the whole system is broken. It is a goo...I believe the whole system is broken. It is a good way to work the tax program locally, as well as federally. The appeals process takes so long to complete which means $$$$$ in lots of pockets. The cost of the death penalty is justified by officials by revenge on the person whom is charged. The cases are all different in ways, but the DA's need to look good in the public eye and if the defendant doesn't have a lawyer (money) then they generally will get the death penalty. This starts the bill process. I am not saying they don't deserve it, but if the reason we give it is to make money off of the state....well we could use that in the schools, roads, etc. What do you think? Could your local school use extra funds that the state has cut back on because of buget problems? Or maybe you know of a road you drive on that needs repair. Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18335846.post-3450955553645373612009-09-03T17:43:06.880-05:002009-09-03T17:43:06.880-05:00I just heard on the news that it would cost $15,00...I just heard on the news that it would cost $15,000.00 in the state of Tennessee to put a deathrow inmate to death. That would save the state of Tennessee $780,000.00. Over the life span of 51 years that would be over a million dollars to lock one inmate up for life. And that does not include all the appeals and the court cost and the cost of supporting one. I don't know where you studied math, but putting a killer to death is cheaper than locking him (or her) up for life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18335846.post-89673694204642902902009-08-28T15:09:43.988-05:002009-08-28T15:09:43.988-05:00Yes, that is what I am saying. The bulk of the cos...Yes, that is what I am saying. The bulk of the cost of the death penalty system in my understanding is in the trial itself with all the costs that go into both the guilt/innocence phase and the sentencing phase (attorneys, experts, jury selection, etc.) And, the reality is that to date, 135 people have been released from death rows across this nation when evidence of their wrongful convictions emerged, many of whom spent 10 years or more on death row. Two of those men are from Tennessee and each spent at least 20 years fighting their convictions. The problem with speeding up the process is that we, as a society, would have then killed at least 135 wrongfully convicted human beings. And, I don't want blood on my hands, particularly the blood of people who are innocent. With life without parole, we don't need to risk executing innocent people. Too many mistakes continue to be made.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116761082383579753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18335846.post-86790010583580103402009-08-28T11:12:37.360-05:002009-08-28T11:12:37.360-05:00So what you are saying is: it is cheaper to feed, ...So what you are saying is: it is cheaper to feed, clothe, and house these murders (for how long is anybodys guess)than it is to put them to death once and have it over with. how much can a needle full of death cost? I think they should be put to death, that is the decision that they made when they took someone elses' life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18335846.post-59453939071200448752009-08-28T10:06:40.326-05:002009-08-28T10:06:40.326-05:00I appreciate your giving us these statistics on Ri...I appreciate your giving us these statistics on Riverbend but the fact remains that the death penalty system is far more costly than a system which only utilizes life without the possiblity of parole as its maximum punishment. Tennessee's own study in 2004 confirmed it, and yet in 2007, the TN comptrollers office acknowledged that the state had no real way to track the true costs of the death penalty system, meaning that the cost is probably much higher than the 2004 study indicates. Every other state in the nation which has looked at costs shows a death penalty system costing millions more thatn a system utlizing life without parole. Those states include North Carolina, Maryland, California, and New Jersey--a state which spent $253 million from 1983-2005 more on maintaining the death penalty than it would have spent utilizing life without the possiblity of parole as its maximum punishment. At that time NJ only had 10 on their death row and no executions.Tennesse has 89 and has had 5 executions. Imagine the cost! In fact, cost is a big reason that both NJ and New Mexico recently aboilsh their state's death penalties. So the truth is, if you want to save tax dollars in corrections in TN, getting rid of the death penalty is a good way to start.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116761082383579753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18335846.post-6617008556933260682009-08-28T08:47:58.485-05:002009-08-28T08:47:58.485-05:00THIS is where Letalvis Cobbins LIVES now
Riverbend...THIS is where Letalvis Cobbins LIVES now<br />Riverbend Maximum Security Institution Riverbend's designated capacity is 714 offenders. Of that number, 480 are classified as high risk.<br /> rehabilitative programs.<br />Education programs at the prison include GED and Adult Basic Education. There are also vocational classes available for printing, commercial cleaning, residential construction, cabinet making/millwork and computer information systems. TRICOR, the prison industry, also manages a data entry plant and print shop at the prison. Inmates not involved in academic vocation, or industry programs are required to work in support service roles throughout the facility.<br /><br />Interesting Facts...<br />Received first inmates on Sept. 28, 1989 <br />Total construction cost: $35 million <br />Annual operating budget: $24 million <br />320,000 square feet of operating space <br />Security Designation - Maximum <br />Accredited by ACA<br /> <br />(Annual operating budget: $24 million) and thats just one of the TN prisons, everybody is trying to save money but to me this is a BIG waste of OUR taxes...Pro death penalty from KnoxvilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18335846.post-67863004287984223182009-08-26T21:28:52.162-05:002009-08-26T21:28:52.162-05:00Your tax dollars are going towards this regardless...Your tax dollars are going towards this regardless, and even more if he receives the death penalty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18335846.post-61633569172992050832009-08-26T18:47:46.739-05:002009-08-26T18:47:46.739-05:00Letalvis Cobbins should have fried for what he did...Letalvis Cobbins should have fried for what he did. Stacy who posted this article had better hope she is not taken by people like him and beaten, raped, beaten and raped some more and then stuffed in a garbage can to die over the period of 24 hours. While her boyfriend is beaten raped and then shot and burned. No Mercy for these victims. Why be a bleeding heart for these ruthless and heartless cold-blooded killers. I can't understand that line of thinking. I don't want my tax dollars feeding and putting a roof over his head while he watches cable TV and works out in the gym.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18335846.post-10356886674796450952009-08-24T19:54:13.411-05:002009-08-24T19:54:13.411-05:00...thank you....
...please keep speaking / writing......thank you....<br />...please keep speaking / writing both empathetically and with sensitivity but also clearly and unequivocally in opposition to capital punishment....<br />...the transition from TCASK to TCADP is not only philosophically relevant but also vis-a-other abolitionist groups - e. g., CUADP - introduces a level of homgenization nationally which may be politically beneficial....<br />...with wishes for sustained success and in peace....kbandellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17672798122549090716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18335846.post-26751935448528511512009-08-24T19:39:01.661-05:002009-08-24T19:39:01.661-05:00As beautifully said as something could be under su...As beautifully said as something could be under such tragic circumstances.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582764731713384139noreply@blogger.com