Sometimes, but not always
"It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees."
Right about the population, wrong on the crimes
Says the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world with 2.3 million inmates, and the majority of Americans are imprisoned because they sold small amounts of drugs.
More like a supporting actor
"New Mexico is the second Hollywood" because of tax incentives for the film industry.
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