Does it make sense to put a person convicted of a white-collar crime in jail? The cost per prisoner is about $35,000 per year.
Take the case of Paul Violette. If he gets a sentence of five years, the cost would total some $175,000. It would be much better for everyone if he were sentenced to partial house arrest and made to do community service.
That way, everybody would gain.
Robert Poisson, Lewiston
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