Ted said, "It says here that prisoners cost taxpayers $30,000 a year. And that almost a third of inmates who are released, commit a crime or violate parole and return to jail within a year of being released. So, while it's good that police protect us by arresting them and the courts put them back in jail, it's bad that we end up paying $30,000 again to keep them in jail. $30,000. How can a bunk behind bars cost $30,000 a year?" Marco said, "Because it's a lot more than a bunk and bars. It's heat, air-conditioning, three healthy meals, cable TV, exercise area, newspaper and magazine subscriptions, Wi‐Fi and Internet connections, library, doctors, dentists, legal aid, high school and college classes, and a bunch of other stuff that we never even hear about." Ted said, "Gee. They've got it better than I do." Marco said, "Go rob a bank."
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